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Nevada · Zones 4–9

Native Evergreen Plants in Nevada

Native shrubs, groundcovers, and ferns that hold their leaves through winter for year-round green, screening, and cover. Every species here is genuinely native to Nevada and the wider flora of the Great Basin and hardy through zones 4–9 — proven performers for Nevada's arid, wide day-night swings climate across Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, not a generic list. Local standouts include Autumn Sage and Apache Plume. Evergreen natives carry the garden through the bare months, giving structure, privacy, and winter shelter for birds when the deciduous plants have dropped their leaves. Site broadleaf evergreens out of harsh winter wind and afternoon sun to prevent leaf scorch, and water them deeply going into a dry fall so they enter winter fully charged.

The plants

7 native species for Nevada

Each one native to your region and hardy in zones 4–9 · see this collection in other states.

Subshrub

Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, keeps its foliage all winter for cover when the deciduous plants are bare, 2–3 ft wide and red, pink, or coral flowers.

  • Full–part sun
  • Dry
  • 2–3 ft
  • Blooms Apr–Oct
Shrub

Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, doesn't drop its leaves — winter green, cover for birds, and structure, hardy in zones 5–9 and 3–6 ft wide.

  • Full sun
  • Dry
  • 3–6 ft
  • Blooms Apr–Sep
Evergreen shrub

California Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, evergreen structure and privacy through the bare months, hardy in zones 7–10 and spreading 6–15 ft.

  • Full sun
  • Dry
  • 6–20 ft
  • Blooms Mar–May
Evergreen groundcover

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, carries the planting through winter with leaves intact, reaching 4–8 in and spreading 3–6 ft.

  • Full–part sun
  • Dry
  • 4–8 in
  • Blooms Apr–May
Evergreen shrub

Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, carries the planting through winter with leaves intact, cold-hardy to zone 5 and 3–6 ft tall.

  • Sun to shade
  • Dry–average
  • 3–6 ft
  • Blooms Mar–Apr
Evergreen shrub

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, year-round foliage for privacy and shelter when the rest of the garden sleeps, for sand, rocky, and loam ground and spreading 8–15 ft.

  • Full–part sun
  • Dry
  • 8–15 ft
  • Blooms Jun–Jul
Evergreen shrub

Hairy Manzanita

Arctostaphylos columbiana

In Nevada's Great Basin sagebrush & Mojave, an evergreen anchor that never goes bare, reaching 3–9 ft and 4–8 ft wide.

  • Full–part sun
  • Dry
  • 3–9 ft
  • Blooms Mar–May
Sourcing

Where to find these in Nevada

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