A fiveneedle pricklyleaf mound in bloom, its wiry gray-green foliage almost hidden under a flush of small yellow daisies. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, via Wikimedia
A downy paintbrush clump on a rocky New Mexico slope, its pale pink and cream bracts rising above soft, grayish foliage. Photo: Patrick Alexander, via
Woolly Butterflybush’s marble-sized flower ball of bright orange blooms against felted silver foliage. Photo: Stan Shebs, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Buddleja marrubiifolia, commonly called
Trailing Indigo Bush’s silvery, silky flower head with contrasting purple and cream petals. Photo: Stan Shebs, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Dalea greggii, known as
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye’s cheerful yellow daisy flowers rising above its finely dissected, “skeleton” foliage. Photo: homeredwardprice, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Viguiera stenoloba, known as Skeletonleaf
Fragrant Mimosa’s distinctive pink pom-pom flower cluster. Photo: Dave Whitinger, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Mimosa borealis, commonly called Fragrant Mimosa or Pink Mimosa, is
Damiana’s small, bright yellow, five-petaled flowers among aromatic, toothed foliage. Photo: H. Zell, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Turnera diffusa, known as Damiana, is a
Black Dalea’s vivid magenta, pea-shaped flower, photographed along the McKittrick Canyon Trail, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Photo: Patrick Alexander, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Dalea frutescens,
Twisted Acacia in full spring bloom, with the coiled, twisted old seed pods that give the tree its common name still clinging to the branches.
Havardia pallens (formerly classified as Pithecellobium pallens), commonly called Tenaza, Ape’s Earring, or huajillo, is an upright, fine-textured evergreen tree or large shrub of the
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