Turpentine Bush is a dense evergreen shrub with bright green, needle-like leaves that smell like turpentine when crushed. Golden yellow flower clusters from late summer to fall turn this rather…
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Category: Water Wise – Plant of the Month
Desert Almond is a densely-branched, fast-growing, deciduous shrub that makes a good screen or background plant. Its small, linear leaves are arranged in bundles on the stems, which can be…
Sugar Bush is a very long-lived, evergreen, aromatic shrub with lush, deep green, leathery leaves that are slightly folded like a taco shell. Maroon twigs and leaf stems, as well…
White Sage is an aromatic, slow-growing, evergreen shrub prized for a variety of qualities. Gardeners treasure this drought-tolerant native for its beautiful white foliage, almost luminous in the early evening…
Mojave Desert Sage is an aromatic, native “shrublet” with striking blue-violet flowers that emerge from purplish, ball-shaped flower heads along the stems. This herbaceous perennial is impervious to rabbits and…
Plant of the Month PDF Plant Form: Perennial sub-shrub Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 18”- 20” tall & wide Exposure: Full sun Bloom Time: Spring-Summer (April-July), Fall (October if…
Plant of the Month PDF Firecracker Penstemon,Eaton’s Firecracker, Scarlet Bugler Penstemon eatonii Plant Form: Evergreen perennial Water Use: Low Mature Size: 2 ft. tall and wide (flower stalks 2-4 ft.…
Desert Agave Agave deserti Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 2 ft. tall x 2-6 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun Bloom Time: Spring (May), Summer (June-July) Native…
Plant Form: Evergreen tree Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 20-60 ft. tall x 30-40 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun Bloom Time: Fall (Sept-Nov), Winter (Dec-Feb) Native to: Mediterranean Region…
Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall x 3-5 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Winter (Feb), Spring (Mar-May) Native to: Morocco,…
