Landscape plants require ample nutrients to thrive. While Southwest desert soils provide some adequate nutrients and minerals, many plants require additional amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Nitrogen produces the rich, green color of foliage and promotes overall plant growth. Phosphorus is needed to stimulate root growth and helps produce
Euphorbia resinifera, Resin spurge, Moroccan mound This low-growing succulent has erect, thick, bluish-green to lime green, four-sided stems with small brown thorns, reaching one to two feet with a three- to four-foot spread. Historically, it is one of the oldest documented medicinal euphorbias. The resin spurge forms mounding clumps that
Rainwater harvesting is the collection, storage, and use of rainwater. Water harvesting can help you save money on monthly water bills and reduce your dependence on municipally supplied water. A well-designed system will also decrease your landscape maintenance needs. The Southwest desert has two major rainy seasons, winter and summer.
Hamelia patens, Firecracker bush, Fire bush, small- to medium-sized, perennial shrub The multi-trunk evergreen matures quickly up to six feet tall and wide with bright green foliage that has a pointed tip and grows in clusters along the branches. During the warmer weather, the leaves are covered in fine hairs.
Plumbago auriculata, Plumbago, me dium-sized shrub The evergreen is admired for its brilliant sky blue flowers with a loose, sprawling growth habit and grows four to six feet tall and four to ten feet wide. It has arching branches, long, skinny stems, and thin, green foliage with grayish-green on the
Tecoma stans ‘Gold Star’, Yellow bells, Gold star esperanza, medium- to large-sized, perennial shrub The lush, broadleaf evergreen grows quickly to four to five feet with a three to four-foot spread, but gets much taller in warmer, tropical areas. The variety ‘Gold Star’ blooms the earliest of all Tecoma species
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