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…
Purple Hopseed Bush is native or naturalized in many arid regions of the world; an adaptability that is echoed by this plant’s usefulness in a wide range of landscape styles and situations. Valued for its shiny, dense, purple to bronzy-green foliage and its coarse, tropical texture, this evergreen shrub needs little to no pruning to…
Purple heart is a succulent-like groundcover with rich royal purple foliage. Large, purple leaves turn to a dusty purple as they age. Sweet, three-petaled flowers appear amongst the leaves in summertime in various shades of pink and purple. Purple heart lends a tropical look, but it is impressively drought tolerant and can sustain dry periods…
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…
Height: 8 – 10 feet Width: 10 – 15 feet Bloom color: Purple with yellow to orange throat Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: 0° 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,…
Height: 2 – 4 feet Width: 4 – 6 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 10° F
Is it a palm? Is it a succulent? The Ponytail Palm is a very bizarre plant, not unlike something you would find illustrated in a Dr. Seuss book. It is actually not a true palm at all; it is related to Yucca and Nolina. It has a swollen, bulbous base which stores water during times…
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…