Desert Willow is a gem of a tree requiring little care and gracing southwestern landscapes with year-round intrigue. It retains a charming, architectural winter silhouette when the tree is bare, and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies with its profusion of fragrant, orchid-like flowers for the rest of the year. As you might expect of a tree…
Height: 4 – 12 feet
Width: 4 – 5 feet
Bloom color: Assorted: Red to Brownish Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
USDA minimum zone: 8
Cold hardiness: 18° F
Height: 4 – 8 feet
Width: 4 – 8 feet
Bloom color: Lilac Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 23° F
Height: 10 – 13 feet
Width: 8 – 12 feet
Bloom color: Greenish White
Flowering season: Early Spring
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 25° F
Palo Verde is the state tree of Arizona, and the name translates from Spanish to “green stick,” in reference to the tree’s branches that stay green year-round. This unique feature allows the tree to appear evergreen, even when the leaves have been shed in winter or summer drought. Blue Palo Verde is the first of…
The stunning and complex blooms of the blue passion flower look like something from another planet, but this butterfly favorite comes to us from South America. Its unique flowers can be up to 4 inches in diameter with white outer petals and an inner layer of filaments that are ringed in blue, white, and dark…
Blue Point Juniper is a cultivar of the highly variable Chinese Juniper, which can be found growing on almost every continent in many forms, from groundcovers to large trees. These cold hardy, drought tolerant evergreens make exemplary garden foundations with their medium texture and solid color that create a feeling of stability in any landscape.…
Blue potato bush is a charismatic plant that can fill many different roles in the landscape. In Arizona, it is most often seen as an elegant 6×6 foot shrub with bright lime green foliage on arching branches and an almost year-round profusion of ruffled, deep purple flowers with lemon-yellow centers. Specimens can also be grown…
Blue Ranger is the smallest of a group of plants known for their cold tolerance, drought resistance and love for hot, sunny climates. During monsoons, when they’re in full bloom, it’s easy to see why Leucophyllums are popular choices for Southwestern landscapes. Blue Ranger is no exception, as it goes through several bloom cycles throughout…