Perennials
Purple Heart Plant
The Purple Heart Plant (Tradescantia pallida) is a colorful, easy-to-grow plant that adds a striking splash of purple to your landscape. Its deep purple foliage remains attractive throughout the summer and fall, making it a popular choice for borders, containers, hanging baskets, and ground cover plantings. You will find that Purple Heart is a vigorous […]
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The Yaupon Holly Tree
Yaupon Holly Tree (Ilex vomitoria) The Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is a versatile evergreen that can be grown as either a small tree or a large shrub. It has small, glossy, dark green leaves that remain attractive throughout the year, giving your landscape color even during the winter months. Its dense, twiggy branching habit makes […]
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Boxwood landscaping ideas
Boxwood landscaping ideas. For landscaping in the American Southwest, consider using Boxwood plants, also known as Japanese boxwoods, which have a formal and aesthetically pleasing appearance. These plants can be used to create a compact hedge along a driveway or within a courtyard. These stay green even when winter hits, so you’ll enjoy their color […]
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Best Indoor Low Maintenance Plants
Best Indoor Low Maintenance Plants. Here is a list of the best indoor low-maintenance plants for those who are looking for easy-care plants for indoor decoration. Many non-gardening people want indoor plants and they want pretty, flowering, low-water plants that are easy to maintain! It’s not as hard as some people think. Below are some […]
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The Jujube Tree
The Jujube Tree is a small tree that will drop its leaves in winter. Also called the Ziziphus jujuba, Chinese Jujuba, or the red date tree. In the Southwest, it grows to about 15-30ft. in height and 10ft. in width, larger in places where there is lots of rainfall. It produces a small date-like fruit. […]
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The Mexican Hat Plant
The Mexican Hat Plant (Ratibida columnifera). Sometimes called the prairie coneflower. An easy-to-care-for plant that does well throughout the southwest and the Midwest plains. The flower is a deep red and yellow color, resembling a “Mexican Hat” or Sombrero. It is considered a herbaceous perennial. Where to place the Mexican Hat Plant? Plant it in […]
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Mexican Heather Plant
The Mexican Heather Plant – Cuphea hyssopifolia. Also called false heather. A small plant that will bloom in mid-summer until fall. A very hardy plant that produces small but profuse flowers even in the Southwest heat. Mexican Heather plants will go dormant when temperatures dip below 32° Fahrenheit. But it will bounce back after the […]
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The Hardy Hibiscus Plant
The Hardy Hibiscus Plant (Hibiscus moscheutos) Also called Rose Mallow and Swamp mallow. The hummingbirds love this plant! It loves to be in water but once established it will become drought tolerant. Care of the Hardy Hibiscus Plant The hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) thrives with the right care. Do you have a sunny spot? That’s […]
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Roses for the Southwest
Roses for the southwest. How do you care for them? It is a bit tricky, especially in the Southwest, where temperatures can get as high as 115 or more during the mid-summer seasons. But the good news is that it is not as hard as some people may believe. In the Southwest, there are 6 […]
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Abelia Plants Southwest landscaping Moderate Water
Abelia Plants moderate water (Abelia x grandiflora). A great plant for the Southwest, as they are evergreen and will flower throughout the summer months. They are moderate watering shrubs once they become established. The foliage will change colors as the seasons go by. In mid-winter, the leaves will turn a light burgundy color. The […]
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