Hollywood Juniper – Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’
Height: 12 – 15 feet Width: 8 – 10 feet Bloom color: Inconspicuous Flowering season: n/a USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: 0° F
Honey Mesquite – Prosopis glandulosa
Height: 20 – 30 feet Width: 20 – 30 feet Bloom color: Yellowish Green Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 0° F
Hong Kong Orchid Tree – Bauhinia blakeana
Height: 18 – 20 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: Pink Flowering season: Fall USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 25° F
Horsetail – Equisetum hyemale
Horsetail is a non-flowering, evergreen, ornamental “grass” that craves shade and moisture. This distinctive plant has the rare ability to thrive in a wide range of soils, especially boggy, poorly drained soils that tend to pose a problem for most desert adapted trees and shrubs. It can be submerged in water along edges of ponds…
Hot Lips Sage – Salvia x microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
Hot Lips Sage has gained fast and widespread popularity for its desirable combination of sensory appeal and environmental toughness. Drought tolerant and sun-loving, this botanical superstar puts on an outstanding performance through the intense heat of Tucson summers, but also survives our coldest winter temperatures. Hot Lips Sage’s bright green foliage has a pleasant aroma…
Huntington Carpet Trailing Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Huntington Carpet’
Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shrub with a long, rich history of use in food, medicine, and folklore in almost all parts of the world. This Mediterranean plant tolerates very dry conditions, frequent pruning or shearing, reflected heat, and full sun. Most insects and pests won’t chew on the highly aromatic, needle-like leaves or the…
Hybrid Red Fairy Duster – Calliandra hybrid ‘Maricopa Red’
Plant one of these low-maintenance beauties and forget about messy hummingbird feeders and sugar water! The red, feather-like plumes of fairy duster will have hummers visiting your garden from early spring through fall while furnishing your garden with color nearly year-round. Exceptional heat and drought tolerance, ferny semi-evergreen foliage and the open, rounded form of…
Ice Plant – Drosanthemum hispidum
Height: 1 – 2 feet Width: 2 – 3 feet Bloom color: Purple Flowering season: Spring, Summer USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 20° F
Ice Plant – Drosanthemum speciosum
Height: 1 – 2 feet Width: 1 – 2 feet Bloom color: Red-Orange Flowering season: Spring, Summer USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 20° F