Beavertail Prickly PearPhoenix's Most Colorful Native Cactus Stunning Magenta Blooms on Zero Water Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris) is one of the Sonoran Desert's most stunning native cacti and one of the easiest to grow. Its flat, paddle shaped pads are blue green and completely spineless to the touch (though covered in tiny glochids), and every spring it erupts in brilliant magenta pink flowers that stop traffic. Extremely drought tolerant once established,

Old Man of the Andes is a true showpiece cactus that commands attention in any garden

Without trimming

Is Tangelo Tree Right for Your Yard

Attribute Detail Scientific Name Acacia craspedocarpa Common Names Leatherleaf Acacia

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Both produce red flowers and make excellent tree aloe specimens

Is White Iceberg Rose Right for Your Yard

a strong second planting window

Fall (October–November) and spring (March–April) are both excellent planting windows

fragrant gray-green leaves Bloom Season May through September (peaks June–August) Bloom Color Lavender

plant alongside White Iceberg for a beautiful two-tone rose border

full-sun beds with fast-draining soil where you want a big sculptural focal point that lives on rainfall once established