Tuscan Blue Upright Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’
Height: 4 – 6 feet Width: 4 – 5 feet Bloom color: Blue Flowering season: Spring, Summer USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 15° F
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Twisted Myrtle – Myrtus communis ‘Boetica’
This hardy evergreen shrub is a unique form of the True Myrtle, which has been highly valued by many cultures and cultivated for centuries. Unlike other Myrtles, this variety has an irregular, contorted shape that has lots of architectural appeal. Whether grown as a shrub or a small tree, Twisted Myrtle’s silhouette and gnarled branching…
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Twin-Flowered Agave – Agave geminiflora
Height: 2 – 3 feet Width: 3 – 4 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Summer (mature plants only) USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 25° F
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Tufted Evening Primrose – Oenothera caespitosa
Height: 6 – 12 inches Width: 1 – 2 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring, Summer USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: 0° F
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Turpentine Bush – Ericameria laricifolia
This super cold hardy sunflower relative is native to Arizona and the Chihuahuan desert. Its evergreen foliage smells like turpentine when crushed, which makes it unattractive to rabbits and deer. Bright-yellow flowers that draw butterflies grace the top of this shrub in late summer and fall. It grows well in areas with native and rocky…
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Tucson Sun Sundrops – Calylophus berlandieri ‘Tucson Sun’
This Civano Nursery selection was chosen for its tidy growth habit, generous flower production and exceptional heat resistance. Sundrops are fancied for their large, buttercup-shaped flowers that open with a creamy-yellow color and fade to orange and then pink before finishing completely within 24 hours. Blooming lasts from spring through summer, making Tucson Sun one…
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True Myrtle – Myrtus communis
This hardy evergreen shrub has been highly valued by many cultures and cultivated for centuries. It takes very well to heavy shearing, and is often used to create a tall clipped hedge or topiary. If left unclipped, it develops into a dense, rounded shrub that is useful in foundations and borders, and it also has…
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Trovita Orange (Arizona Sweet Orange) – Citrus Orange Trovita – Arizona Sweet (Standard)
Harvest time is December to February in Tucson. Height: 20 – 25 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 26° F
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Trumpet Creeper – Campsis radicans
Trumpet Creeper is an extremely cold hardy vine that will quickly cover any structure. Cluster of six to twelve hot colored red-orange flowers cover lustrous green foliage for most of the year. Hummingbirds and orioles are particularly fond of the nectar and will travel from miles away for a drink. Strategic planting is necessary, because…
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