This bright, long-blooming desert native is a proven performer in the arid garden. Its two-foot-tall stems are topped with one-inch lemon yellow, daisy-like flowers that butterflies love. Create an eye-catching southwestern style garden by mixing Desert Marigold with the blue and purple hues of the iris-like Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) and Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii).