What's Blooming in May

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Native Plants: annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees

closeup of flowers of brittlebush blooming at Academy Village

brittlebush

creosote

creosote

desert globemallow

desert globemallow

fleabane

fleabane

Goodding verbena blooming at Academy Village

Goodding verbena

flower of desert marigold blooming at Academy Village

desert marigold

flower of chuparosa blooming at Academy Village

chuparosa

Sonoran prickly poppy blooming at Academy Village

Sonoran prickly poppy

blue palo verde

desert penstemon blooming at Academy Village

desert penstemon

native fairy duster blooming at Academy Village

fairy duster

golden dyssodia blooming at Academy Village

golden dyssodia

ocotillo blooming at Academy Village

ocotillo

bahia blooming at Academy Village

bahia

desert zinnia blooming at Academy Village

desert zinnia

whitestem paperflower blooming at Academy Village

paperflower

blue gilia flower showing tube and flared petals

blue gilia

Soaptree yucca Blooming at Academy Village

soaptree yucca

desert ironwood

Arizona rosewood blooming at Academy Village

Arizona rosewood

kidneywood blooming at Academy Village

kidneywood

datura blooming at Academy Village

datura

clammyweed

littleleaf palo verde

 

catclaw acacia

saguaro

Non-Native Plants: plants used in landscapes

bottlebrush

bottlebrush

sweet acacia blooming at Academy Village

sweet acacia

autumn sage blooming at Academy Village

autumn sage

silver spurge blooming at Academy Village

silver spurge

damianita blooming at Academy Village

damianita

trailing lantana blooming at Academy Village

trailing lantana

red yucca blooming at Academy Village

red yucca

Lavender Spice™

desert milkweed

Invasive or Weedy Plants: both non-native and native

Malta starthistle blooming at Academy Village

INVASIVE!
Malta starthistle