Flowers that Grow on Arid Lands

Larrea tridentata This desert plant is also named greasewood, and it's a flowering species of hardy plant native to arid deserts.

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea is commonly planted as vines on trellises, flowering accent shrubs in containers, as ground covers on slopes, and for cascading over walls.

Lavender It's no wonder lavender tolerates drought, since the fragrant plant is native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Lantana Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

Stonecrop Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops.

Desert-willow Chilopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Chilopsis linearis.

California poppy The California poppy is a short-lived perennial, but it readily reseeds itself if flowers are not deadheaded.

Penstemon Penstemon is one of the largest groups of flowering perennial plants in North America, including at least 250 species.

Yarrow This is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe, scientifically named Achillea millefolium.