Bi-Annual Plant Sale
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The Desert Botanical Garden Plant Sale Festival, held twice a year in March and October, is a one-stop shopping experience featuring the largest variety of arid-adapted plants available in one location. Garden volunteers and horticulturists are on hand to answer questions, assist in plant selections and offer advice.
Sale Dates/Times
Please check periodically as dates/times are updated as the sale approaches.
Spring
- Members Preview Day (Become a member today!) Friday / March 16 / 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Open to General Public - Saturday/ March 17 / 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. AND Sunday / March 18 / 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fall
- Members Preview Day Friday / October 19, 2012
- Open to General Public Saturday - Sunday / October 20 - 21, 2012
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Plant Selection
Our selection includes trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, cacti, agaves and much more. View a list of plants generally, but not always, offered at our sales.
We introduced three new plants at the October 2011 Fall Plant Sale:
Plant descriptions and images provided by Mountain States Wholesale Nursery
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HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA ‘PERPA’ BRAKELIGHTS® PP# 21729 BRAKELIGHTS® RED YUCCA
This selection of Hesperaloe parviflora has traffic-stopping, vivid red flowers and a compact growth habit. It grows slowly to form a two-foot clump of narrow, leathery, blue-green leaves. This tough, low maintenance plant thrives in full sun and reflected heat, and is a durable choice for streetscapes and public spaces. It also shines as a specimen container plant. The species is native to Texas and northern Mexico, and survives in a wide range of climates and soils. The flowers attract hummingbirds. © Copyright by Mountain States Wholesale Nursery 2011 Visit www.mswn.com for more information. |
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Tecoma hybrid ‘Solar Flare’ ® P.P.A.F.
For several years Mountain State Wholesale Nursery has been breeding Tecomas in the hunt for a red-flowering selection. Crimson Flare® displays clusters of red flowers in the spring and fall, although the summer heat can bleach them to pink. Hummingbirds feast on their nectar. This clone has outstanding deep green foliage, providing a showy backdrop for the red blossoms. Full sun and reflected heat locations are ideal for this heat-loving shrub. Crimson Flare® grows rapidly to a mature size of eight feet tall and wide. Freezing temperatures may burn the foliage, but simply cut plants back hard to rejuvenate in the early spring. © Copyright by Mountain States Wholesale Nursery 2011 Visit www.mswn.com for more information. back to top
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Tecoma hybrid ‘Crimson Flare’ ® P.P.A.F
For several years Mountain State Wholesale Nursery has been breeding Tecomas in the hunt for a red-flowering selection. Crimson Flare® displays clusters of red flowers in the spring and fall, although the summer heat can bleach them to pink. Hummingbirds feast on their nectar. This clone has outstanding deep green foliage, providing a showy backdrop for the red blossoms. Full sun and reflected heat locations are ideal for this heat-loving shrub. Crimson Flare® grows rapidly to a mature size of eight feet tall and wide. Freezing temperatures may burn the foliage, but simply cut plants back hard to rejuvenate in the early spring. © Copyright by Mountain States Wholesale Nursery 2011 Visit www.mswn.com for more information. back to top |
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Plant Sale Highlights
