Aloysia gratissima: Whitebrush
Tiny white flowers clustered on spikes with a strong vanilla smell.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii: Flame Acanthus
Reddish-orange, tubular flowers. Extra hardy during drought and heat.

Anisacanthus thurberi: Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle
Dark orange to red, tubular flowers.

Asclepias linaria: Pineneedle Milkweed
Clustered small white flowers on long stems with pine needle leaves.

Bauhinia lunarioides: Anacacho Orchid Tree
Fragrant white to pinkish flowers.

Berberis: Barberry
Fragrant yellow flowers and holly-like leaves.

Buddleja marrubiifolia: Woolly Butterfly Bush
Ball-shaped clusters of orange flowers. .

Caesalpinia pulcherrima: Red Bird of Paradise
Elaborate flowers with yellow, orange and red petals.

Calliandra californica: Baja Fairy Duster
Bright red, clustered stamens resembling miniature dusters.

Calliandra eriophylla: Fairyduster
Pink, powder-puff flowers.

Carissa macrocarpa: Natal Plum
An evergreen shrub with fragrant, white flowers, edible red fruit, and dark green leaves in overlapping clusters.

Ceanothus: Desert Lilac
An evergreen shrub with clusters of tiny white or blue flowers and a strong lilac scent.

Chrysactinia mexicana: Damianita
An evergreen shrub covered with fragrant, yellow, daisies.

Cordia parvifolia: Little Leaf Cordia
White flowers in clusters.

Dalea frutescens: Black Dalea
Rose-purple flowers in short spikes.

Dalea pulchra: Indigo Bush
Clustered purple flowers.

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum: Texas Mountain Laurel
An evergreen shrub or small tree producing fragrant, violet-blue flowers in drooping clusters. White seedpods persist for months.

Dodonaea viscosa: Hopbush
An evergreen shrub with papery, winged seed capsules. .

Ebenopsis ebano: Texas Ebony
Creamy yellow, fragrant flowers.

Encelia farinosa: Brittlebush
Yellow flowers with orange to brown centers and sliver, blue-green leaves.

Eremophila glabra: Emu Bush
An evergreen shrub with red tubular flowers.

Eremophila hygrophana: Blue Bells / Blue Emu Bush
An evergreen shrub with blue tubular flowers that bloom most of the year.

Eremophila maculata: Spotted Emu Bush
A winter-blooming, evergreen shrub with red tubular flowers.

Ericameria laricifolia: Turpentine Bush
An evergreen shrub covered with yellow flowers in the fall.

Eriogonum fasciculatum: California buckwheat
An evergreen shrub topped by white to pale pink fluffy flowers.

Erythrina flabelliformis: Coralbean
Clusters of red, tubular flowers on long stalks.

Erythrostemon gilliesii: Bird-of-Paradise Bush
Yellow flowers with long red stamens.

Erythrostemon mexicanus: Mexican Bird of Paradise
Flowers with yellow petals and yellow stamens.

Fallugia paradoxa: Apache Plume
White flowers, with yellow centers, followed by feathery, pink, plumed seeds.

Fouquieria splendens: Ocotillo
Orange to red flowers clustered at top of very spiny, tall green canes.

Gossypium harknessii: San Marcos Hibiscus
Five red dots inside large, cup-shaped, pale yellow flowers.

Guaiacum coulteri: Guayacan
Clustered blue flowers in spring.

Heteromeles arbutifolia: Toyon / Christmas Berry
Evergreen, with clustered white flowers and red berries.

Hyptis emoryi: Desert Lavender
Tiny, clustered, purple flowers among fragrant, lavender scented leaves.

Justicia californica: Chuparosa
Reddish tubular flowers and blue-green, succulent-like stems.

Justicia spicigera: Mexican honeysuckle
Clusters of orange, tubular flowers.