Wholesale Nursery

Contract growing for your next installation project

Wholesale Nursery Services

Specializing in native and desert-adapted species, ELS operates over 30 acres across two wholesale nurseries, growing more than 260 varieties of trees and shrubs ideal for the Southwest.

As a trusted wholesale grower, we supply plant material to master-planned communities, HOAs, senior living properties, commercial developments, school districts, municipalities, nurseries, resorts, golf courses, and landscape contractors. Our large-scale operations allow us to keep pricing competitive while offering a wide variety of high-quality specimens. We also offer custom contract growing tailored to meet the unique needs of your community or project, ensuring the right plants are ready when you need them.

Firecracker Penstemon -- Penstemon eatonii

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Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)

The Firecracker Penstemon is one of the Sonoran Desert’s prettiest flowers and toughest low shrubs! The primary vegetation of the plant consists of long, thick green leaves that wrap around its stems, reaching no taller than 1.5 feet. The flowers, however, are towering stalks of brilliant red trumpet flowers that can reach up to 4 feet high. While they typically bloom in the spring and fall, they can bloom occasionally through the warm season if irrigated (or with a good monsoon season).

These are a favorite for native hummingbirds, butterflies, and moths. The brilliant color of their blooms makes them a great choice for accents in any yard, xeriscape or otherwise.

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