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What Are Those Plants That Grow In The Desert?

Plants that grow in the desert are different from other plants as they have the ability to counter droughts, high temperatures, and a shortage of water. Some desert plants look so rough, and some of them are really beautiful in a different way. Keep a bottle of water alongside you, and we are just about to enter the desert!!!!!!!!!

The Joshua Tree

It is a drought-tolerant tree-like desert plant which is also known as Palm Tree Yucca and Yucca Palm. The plant is native to Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. This slow-growing and the sun-loving plant can reach up to a height of 50 feet.

Prickly Pear Cactus

The plant has thick green succulent leaves covered in spines, and the leaves can store a lot of moisture that helps the plant to survive in the desert. It is also one of the desert flowering plants having red, yellow, and purple flowers.

Curve Leaf Yucca

Being a plant that grows in the desert, Curve leaf Yucca can tolerate high sun with very low water requirements. The plant gets the name because of its curved backward lower leaves. The plant can grow in sandy soil and can reach up to a height of 4 to 5 feet.

Golden Barrel Cactus

Indeed, one of the most beautiful plants that grow in the desert. The plant looks like a round green ball with lines of sharp yellow spines from the top centre to the bottom centre. This plant can only grow up to the height of 3 feet.

Saguaro Cactus

The plant is known as Carnegiea gigantea scientifically which means that it is a big cactus plant. And undoubtedly, it has the shape that most people recognize as a desert plant. It can grow up to a height of 52 feet but takes its time being a slow-growing desert plant.

Brittlebush

Brittlebush is a desert flowering plant and looks no different than a normal flowering plant. It is a desert shrub having stiff stems that easily break. This low-growing shrub adds contrast to the desert landscape through its vibrant yellow flowers.

The Ghost Plant

The name literally fits as a type of plant that grows in the desert. The way the plant grows it looks like a flower, but these are just the succulent leaves. The plant is native to Mexico and is a great pick for houseplants because of its attractive features.

Red Pancake

Don’t you think it’s such a delicious name for a desert plant? This desert-growing plant got its name from the red colours on top of its succulent leaves. It is also known as a paddle plant, desert cabbage, and flapjacks. The plant requires hot sun to keep its beautiful colours.

Fox Tail Agave

This plant also looks like a flower bursting from the land of desert. It is an ornamental garden plant belonging to the family of Aloe. The plant thrives in desert conditions due to its succulent leaves that store moisture.

Jumping Cholla

This weird plant is full of spines and is commonly found in parts of California and in the Sonoran desert. This desert-growing plant grows like a tree with uneven distribution of branches. The Jumping Cholla plant also produces pink and white flowers making it a dessert flowering plant.