The ‘Boxwood Beauty’ Natal Plum has luscious, deep-green large leaves set off with bright-white star shaped fragrant flowers. During and following blossoming, edible ruby-red-colored fruits appear. Unlike its other Carissa counterparts, ‘Boxwood Beauty’ is notably compact and nearly thornless, making it a great choice for borders and near walkways. Its unique texture fits in well…
Height: 2 – 3 feet Width: 2 – 3 feet Bloom color: Red Flowering season: Spring, Summer USDA minimum zone: 5 Cold hardiness: -20° F
This native sunflower relative has silvery, white foliage adorned with lemon yellow daisy-like flowers, heaviest in the spring. It may continue to bloom well into the summertime with some humidity and a little extra moisture. It’s an excellent choice for any native landscape with its tendencies to thrive on neglect. Brittlebush is not a deer’s…
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 – 8 feet Width: 4 – 8 feet Bloom color: Lilac Purple Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 23° F
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…
This petite, mounding sage has an electric blue flower highlighted by bright, silvery foliage for most of the year when temperatures are warm. The small trumpet shaped blossoms are adored by both hummingbirds and butterflies. Though it may appear delicate, given amply draining soil and a generous amount of sun, it is remarkably tough and…