Baby RitaThe Perfect Compact Purple Prickly Pear for Small Phoenix Gardens Baby Rita Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris 'Baby Rita') is the ultimate small space desert cactus. This compact cultivar stays under 2 feet tall and wide, making it ideal for containers, rock gardens, and tight planting beds where standard prickly pears would overwhelm the space. What sets Baby Rita apart is its stunning purple tinged pads that deepen in color during cooler months,

Traditionally used as a natural fencing material throughout the Southwest

Kelly’s Choice’s unusual coral-peach flowers stand out against gravel

Is Meyer Lemon cold hardy in Phoenix

Its tall coral-pink flower spikes shoot up from a rosette of arching blue-green leaves

Summer (May to Sep): Thrives in full sun

Gold Mound Lantana Plant Details

you can start at 18-inch spacing and let the colony close the gaps within two seasons

It is not a fit for tight

Firestick Euphorbia: coral-orange pencil stems that contrast the dark columns

A 30-foot fence line needs about 5–6 plants

plant at roughly 4

Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa) is one of the most visually striking chollas native to the Sonoran Desert