Here in the Sonoran Desert, blue-flowering plants are rare, and of the few that are available, none can advertise the same stature and wild elegance as Imperial Blue Cape Plumbago. The sky-blue, phlox-like flowers are borne in clusters on the ends of multiple sprawling branches over a long blooming season, attracting butterflies from spring through…
Since its introduction to the U.S. plant market in the early 80’s, this versatile shrub has become an American garden standard. Prized for its glossy, dark green foliage and narrow, upright growth habit, Green Spire Euonymus adds a structured, formal element to any landscape whether it is left unpruned or kept meticulously sheared. Though the…
This low-growing herbaceous perennial is a butterfly favorite which makes it a people favorite too! Fuzzy, lavender-purple flowers are borne in clusters atop branches of brilliant green, finely-textured foliage from early spring through fall. During this time, Gregg’s Mistflower can be recognized from afar by the constant butterfly traffic jam occurring around it. Though it…
Height: 6 – 12 inches Width: 1 – 3 feet Bloom color: Lavender Purple Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 8 Cold hardiness: 15° F
Guajillo’s lush green canopy contributes a lovely tropical effect to the desert garden, and provides light lacy shade for anything growing beneath it. Fitting easily into any setting as a patio tree, accent, foundation plant, or feathery screen, the Guajillo is at home in a variety of landscape situations. Though its natural tendency is to…
Height: 3 – 4 feet Width: 3 – 4 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Summer USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: 0° F
In the desert southwest, there are relatively few plants, and even fewer vines, that give our gardeners the joy and drama of fall color changes. That’s why we’re excited to offer Hacienda Creeper, a cold hardy vine that delivers lots of seasonal interest! Shiny new leaves emerge with a bronze color in spring and change…
Hall’s Honeysuckle is one of the oldest selections of Japanese Honeysuckle, originally chosen for its tendency to bloom more prolifically than other specimens. This semi-evergreen vine has maintained its popularity through the years to remain the most widely planted selection of Japanese Honeysuckle on the market today. The most significant feature of this drought tolerant…
Heavenly Bamboo offers the graceful airiness of a true bamboo at only a fraction of the cost! This evergreen shrub contributes all kinds of seasonal interest to southwestern gardens with beautiful bronze to maroon leaf color in winter, clusters of white flowers from spring through summer, and ornamental red berries from summer to fall. They…