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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-410

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Fouquieria splendens — Ocotillo (Candlewood)

• Spiny, open shrub with red flowers in summer.
  
• Plant in full sun.
  
• Plant in well-drained soil; do not water once established.
  
• Height: 15-20 feet
  
• Width: 12-15 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 8-11:

• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; prune to maintain shape and vigor.
  
• Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; prune to maintain shape and vigor.
  
• Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; prune to maintain shape and vigor.
  
• Zone 11: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; prune to maintain shape and vigor.

Ocotillo (Candlewood)

Ocotillo (Candlewood) — close-up

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Murphy's Agave

Agave murpheyi — Murphy's Agave

• Evergreen succulent with variegated upright "spiky" folage and green/yellow blooms with red margins on tall panicle reaching upwards of 14 feet tall.
  
• Plant in full sun in average soil that is well-drained.
  
• Height: 2 feet
  
• Width: 2-3 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 8-11:

• Zones 2-7: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; grow as an annual or bring indoors in fall.
  
• Zone 8: Plant in fall or early spring; water during dry spells until established; may be damaged or killed in temperatures below 10.
  
• Zone 9: Plant in fall or early spring; water during dry spells until established.
  
• Zone 10: Plant in fall or early spring; water during dry spells until established.
  
• Zone 11: Plant in fall or early spring; water during dry spells until established.

Red Texas Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora — Red Texas Yucca

• Evergreen yucca with thick sword-shaped foliage and spikes of red tubular flowers in summer.
  
• Plant in full sun; heat tolerant.
  
• Plant in average soil that is well-drained soil.
  
• Height: 3-5 feet
  
• Width: 2-4 feet

Hardy in USDA zones (7) 8-10:

• Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch in fall; remove any damaged foliage in the spring; may be marginally hardy in this zone and fail to flower.
  
• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch to conserve moisture.
  
• Zone 9: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch to conserve moisture.
  
• Zone 10: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch to conserve moisture.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com