Elegant Lady Cape Mallow – Anisodontea ‘Elegant Lady’
Height: 5 – 6 feet
Width: 4 – 5 feet
Bloom color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 8
Cold hardiness: 20° F
Elephant’s Food – Portulacaria afra
Elephant’s Food is a versatile succulent that has been known by many names around the world throughout its long reign of popularity. Originally from Africa, it is extremely drought, heat, and sun tolerant, while also accepting more moisture than our desert succulents. This plant’s segmented stems are bright red to reddish-brown; beautifully contrasting its rounded,…
Engelmann’s Hedgehog – Echinocereus engelmannii
Height: 4 – 24 inches
Width: 2 – 3 feet
Bloom color: Magenta to Lavender Pink
Flowering season: Spring
USDA minimum zone: 7
Cold hardiness: 10° F
Engelmann’s Prickly Pear – Opuntia engelmanii
Height: 4 – 6 feet
Width: 6 – 10 feet
Bloom color: Assorted; Yellow to Orange
Flowering season: Spring
USDA minimum zone: 7
Cold hardiness: 10° F
English Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Height: 8 – 24 inches
Width: 8 – 24 inches
Bloom color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 5
Cold hardiness: -10° F
Eureka Lemon – Citrus Lemon Eureka (Standard)
Harvest time is September to January in Tucson.
Height: 15 – 20 feet
Width: 15 – 20 feet
Bloom color: White
Flowering season: Spring
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 26° F
Euryops Daisy – Euryops pectinatus ‘Viridis’
Height: 3 – 5 feet
Width: 3 – 5 feet
Bloom color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 20° F
Everblooming Gardenia – Gardenia jasminoides ‘Veitchii’
Gardenia is notorious for the intense perfume emitted by its large, creamy-white, rose-like flowers from spring to fall. ‘Veitchii’ is the oldest variety of Gardenia grown today, and it is still recognized as the most prolific bloomer, as well as the best variety for Tucson’s harsh desert climate. Gardenia’s dense, compact, evergreen foliage is dark…
Easter Lily Cactus – Echinopsis oxygona
Height: 10 – 12 inches
Width: 10 – 12 inches
Bloom color: Pink to White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
USDA minimum zone: 8
Cold hardiness: 15° F