Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Fiery red-and-gold wheels that bloom nonstop all summer on hot, dry, sandy ground.
- Full sun
- Dry
- 1–2.5 ft
- Blooms Jun–Sep
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Lemon gold
Perennial / reseeding annual
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
A silver-leaved desert daisy that blooms almost year-round on rainfall alone.
the desert Southwest
Growing Desert Marigold
About as drought-proof as a flowering plant gets, reseeding across gravel and decomposed granite. Shear it back after a flush to keep it tidy. It’s deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, long-blooming, and showy.
Where it grows
Desert Marigold is native to the desert Southwest. In the wild you’ll find it across Arizona · California · Nevada · New Mexico · Texas · Utah. Always confirm it suits your specific county with your state native plant society before planting.
Regional Garden shows Desert Marigold on 6 state pages.
Good for
Sourcing
Where to buy Desert Marigold
Seeds & live plants on Amazon
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Plant it with
Companions & kin.
Natives that share Desert Marigold’s range and conditions.
Chocolate Flower
Berlandiera lyrata
Yellow daisies that genuinely smell of chocolate each morning — and bloom all summer in heat.
- Full sun
- Dry
- 1–2 ft
- Blooms May–Sep
Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
A tough little evergreen sage that feeds hummingbirds from spring to frost in Texas and the Southwest.
- Full–part sun
- Dry
- 2–3 ft
- Blooms Apr–Oct
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
A near-continental native with flat flower heads that feed tiny beneficial insects, tough as a weed.
- Full sun
- Dry–average
- 1.5–3 ft
- Blooms May–Aug