Purple fountain grass is an eye-catching specimen plant with its green leaf blades tinged with maroon. It has a graceful growth habit that looks elegant in both containers and in the ground. Pinkish purple flower plumes float freely above foliage. This particular variety is sterile, which means that it is not invasive like other members…
This small, ornamental tree provides Tucson gardens with a burgundy leaf color that is truly unique in our desert setting. The cultivar ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ is especially recognized among the Flowering Plums for having the darkest foliage, and for producing little to no fruit – a feature that makes this an ideal tree for shading patios…
Height: 15 – 30 feet Width: 15 – 30 feet Bloom color: Purple Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 20° F
The Purple orchid vine is a superb garden and landscape performer. It offers a lavender-purple, unusually shaped, orchid-like flower sporadically throughout the warm season, but heaviest in the spring and fall. Unique flowers then morph into oddly shaped seedpods, which bear an uncanny resemblance to a butterfly. With support such as a trellis or fence,…
This evergreen vine is native to Australia, where it is most frequently spotted scrambling over rocky banks, using any neighboring trees and shrubs for upward support. Here in Southwestern U.S., Purple Lilac Vine is more cultivated and tame, often supported by trellises, where the twining, intricate growth patterns and delicate, cascading clusters of tiny purple…
Height: 5 – 7 feet Width: 10 – 13 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Summer (mature plants only) USDA minimum zone: 8 Cold hardiness: 18° F
Prairie acacia is a delicate looking shrub that is actually quite foolproof; growing easily in almost any soil with good drainage, and performing well whether planted in full sun or shade. Its lack of thorns is an atypical feature among the usually thorny acacias, and its low growing, compact habit makes it a perfect fit…
Double, lemon-yellow flowers appear on primrose jasmine’s graceful arching branches in late winter and early spring. Shiny, deep-green foliage is attractive against these pretty yellow blossoms. Unlike other jasmines, this one is not particularly fragrant, perhaps only a little so in the evening. Primrose jasmine is easy to keep in a pot or to train…
Height: 2 – 4 feet Width: 4 – 6 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 10° F