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DESERT LANDSCAPING PLANTS AND CACTI FOR SALE
IN CAVE CREEK & PHOENIX, AZ
At Desert Foothills Gardens we have an extensive desert plant nursery with a vast selection of desert flora to fit any outdoor space you may have. We offer aloe, desert shrubs, cacti, flowering cacti, grasses, bougainvillea, as well as yuccas. With many satisfied customers in Cave Creek, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, Paradise Valley and other cities in the northern Phoenix area of the valley.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR PLANTS PICTURED BELOW TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE CARRY, HOWEVER OUR INVENTORY CHANGES ALMOST DAILY SO WE RECOMMEND COMING IN AND SEEING OUR DESERT PLANT AND TREE NURSERY IN PERSON!
Desert Foothills Gardens Nursery expertly handles outdoor spaces of any size from the minuscule to the massive! We fill any space we work on beautifully with elements ranging from fountains and sculptures to a variety of desert plants, flowers and trees; all of which are hand selected by our landscape designers specifically for your project to create an intimate and soothing setting.
CACTUS WE OFFER
EASTER CACTUS
Also known as the Spring Cactus, these cactus have numerous, vividly colored blooms in the spring.
PURPLE PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS
This Sonoran native grows in clumps much like a shrub and its pads develop a purple tinge in the Phoenix winter.
SAGUARO CACTUS
Small and large saguaro cactus for sale. Saguaros can live up to 200 years and grow as many as 25 arms.
GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS
This spherical cactus lives for about 30 years and is also known as the Golden Ball or Mother-in-Law’s Cushion.
FLOWERING CACTI
We offer a wide selection in our cacti nursery in Cave Creek. Visit for our current selection.
TRICHOCEREUS
Sometimes called Torch Cacti, these cacti burst with bright, large flowers in early May.
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS
Available at specimen size, the Organ Pipe cactus rises from the ground in several narrow stems.
CARDON CACTUS
We offer the branching Cardon cactus in all sizes.
DESERT PLANTS WE OFFER
OCOTILLO PLANTS
A Sonoran Desert native, Ocotillo branches very heavily at its base before rising as tall as 10m.
BOOJUM TREES
Available at specimen size, the slow growing Boojum tree is a cousin of the Ocotillo.
MOROCCAN MOUND
This mounding succulent grows to only about 2 feet tall but as wide as 6 feet. It flowers yellow.
ICE PLANT
The thin petals of the flowers on iceplants come in red, orange, yellow, white, and Fuchsia.
BOUGAINVILLEA
We offer several colors of the showy, hardy, and fast growing bougainvillea.
YUCCAS
Easily identified by their tough, thick, blade-like leaves, Yucca come in many varieties.
CRESTED EUPHORBIA
Ideal for indoors, this cactus-like succulent has dark greeN, fan-shaped branch clusters.
SAGO AND PALM TREES
Available for purchase at our desert plant nursery in Cave Creek.
BOX-SIZED DESERT TREES
For sale at our North Phoenix nursery. Visit us for latest inventory.
ALOE DICHOTOMA
Also know as the quiver tree or kokerboom, this aloe variety grows as tall and large as a tree.
MANY AGAVE VARIETIES
Drought-resistant, animal-resistant, and a lover of the sun, agave is native to the Southwest.
INDOOR SUCCULENTS
Visit Desert Foothills Gardens Nursery to see our current selection of indoor succulents for sale.
STOP BY OUR DESERT TREE, PLANT & CACTUS NURSERY
We also offer full-service landscape maintenance services to help you take care of your outdoor space so you can come home and enjoy its benefits without worrying about its upkeep! Create a sense of peace and harmony with your outdoor space with the creative vision and selection of Desert Foothills Gardens! Contact us for more info.
Please come visit our desert plant nursery in Cave Creek, as our inventories do change daily!
*Not all products on the pages are in stock all of the time.
Please call ahead to verify (480) 488-9455 (just to be safe). Thank You!