Duranta erecta, Sky flower, Golden dewdrop, medium-large shrub Sky flower is a showy evergreen that grows eighteen feet tall and wide, if it doesn’t freeze back. It is a multi-trunk plant with arching branches that droop and trail in a downward appearance. Some species have spines on them, while others
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.
Lagerstroemia indica, Crape myrtle, small- to medium-sized tree. This deciduous tree grows quickly to heights of fifteen to twenty feet and six to fifteen feet wide, with single or multiple trunks and a rounded crown. The leaves are small, rounded and deep green, and turn beautiful colors of orange and
The lantana is a prolific bloomer growing two to four feet tall and wide with sprawling branches that produce dramatic color during the warm season. The foliage is green, rough, and sometimes has prickly stems and leaves with rough hairs that emit a pungent aroma when crushed. This plant produces
The leaf cutter bee is about the size of a common honeybee with light bands of color on its abdomen. It is not aggressive and has a mild sting if handled. The bee lives in small colonies and inflicts the most damage during the warmer months by making a distinctive
*Russelia equisetiformis, Coral fountain, medium-sized, perennial shrub The coral fountain is a flowering perennial plant with long, slender, arching, fountain-like branches that form a dense mound to four feet tall and six feet wide. Its weeping branches produce dark green, scale-like leaves on stems. The plant has showy, one- to
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