Shrubs

Well-behaved, floriferous evergreen shrub. This is one of the most popular dwarf oleander selections, for good reasons. The leaves are a bit shorter, and darker green than most, with complementary dark crimson flowers that appear in large clusters. They will grow slow but steadily to reach a manageable but versatile height and width of about 5 ft. Heaviest flower display is in mid-spring, with potential to pop out flowers almost anytime during the growing season. Remove pods as needed after flowering for tidier appearance. They will appreciate extra or regular watering during flowering, but they are extremely drought tolerant plants.

Widely used floriferous, evergreen shrub. The most popular dwarf oleander selection, if not the most popular evergreen flowering shrub, period! Petite pink oleander grows at a moderate to fast rate. Its height typically matches its width unless manipulated by pruning. The heaviest flower displays are in spring, but they can produce flowers almost anytime during the growing season. Like others, pods can be removed, as needed, after flowering for a tidier appearance. They will appreciate extra or regular watering during flowering, but they are extremely drought tolerant plants. Resist shearing whenever possible for lovelier plants.

Classic evergreen, flowering shrubs, or small trees. Standard or full-sized oleanders, are vigorous, upright growing large evergreen shrubs with long, dark green lance shaped leaves on gray woody stems. They have many practical uses, such as for screening, large formal blooming hedges, to small single or multi-trunked accent trees. They work equally well for residential landscapes as they do for commercial parking lots, parks, open spaces, or golf courses, to name a few. Flowers of standard oleanders are large and bright in pastel hues of pink, red and white, blooming from spring to summer. Flowers are followed by clustered seed pods that look like skinny, dark brown cigars. These can be pruned off in late summer. Extremely heat and drought tolerant plants. Full-sized oleanders can be maintained at about 10 ft. high with pruning, but cutting them shorter than this usually prevents flowering. If shorter plants are required for the space, choose a Dwarf variety (Listed separately)

Classic evergreen, flowering shrubs, or small trees. Standard or full sized oleanders, are vigorous, upright growing large evergreen shrubs with long, dark green lance shaped leaves on gray woody stems. They have many practical uses, such as for screening, large formal blooming hedges, to small single or multi-trunked accent trees. They work equally well for residential landscapes as they do for commercial parking lots, parks, open spaces, or golf courses, to name a few. Flowers of standard oleanders are large and bright in pastel hues of pink, red and white, blooming from spring to summer. Flowers are followed by clustered seed pods that look like skinny, dark brown cigars. These can be pruned off in late summer. Extremely heat and drought tolerant plants. Full-sized oleanders can be maintained at about 10 ft. high with pruning, but cutting them shorter than this usually prevents flowering. If shorter plants are required for the space, choose a Dwarf variety (Listed separately)

Tough, ornamental evergreen grassy accent plants. Bear grass may be the toughest, most adaptable evergreen accent plants widely available for residential and commercial landscapes across the southwest, and yet we see or notice them rarely, which is a shame. Glossy green strap-like 3 ft. long leaves, arch out from a basal center clump. The leaves have a slightly sharp margin, and all the ends taper into a cute, white curly cue. Visually attractive as it sounds. They can be found all over AZ growing naturally on rocky slopes and grassy foothills from about 2500 ft. to nearly 7000 ft., which gives a clue to how adaptable they can be. They develop slowly to form sizable naturally rounded clumps and in late spring to early summer 6-8 ft. flower stalks can shoot out of the center of mature plants. The scale and height of the stalks is impressive but the flowers are fairly insignificant although bees and other pollinators find them quite attractive. Low water and low maintenance make them an outstanding option for virtually any landscape.

Rugged, but formal evergreen shrubs. These evergreen shrubs are densely branched with gray to white attractive stems that hold short, narrow lance-shaped leaves that are dark, olive green on top and silvery white underneath which provides a rich overall look. They can grow up to 6 ft. tall, but are most often kept to half of this height. Used as formal low hedge or foundation shrubs for residential, commercial or municipal landscapes. These are flowerless and fruitless, which reduces any maintenance concerns, only requiring periodic pruning for shape and size. Well-drained soils are a must, and they grow best with supplemental irrigation during hottest summer months, otherwise they are quite drought tolerant when mature.

Dark green, compact well-behaved shrubs. This is a compact evergreen selection with long, dark green spatula-shaped leaves with a high sheen. Like all Pittosporum sp., the leaves are whorled around the stems, but because of their compact habit this is not as noticeable, and they just form fluffy but tight mounds. They prefer regular irrigation with consistent moisture to grow and look their best, but high heat is not an issue. Morning or filtered sun in low deserts is best. Clustered cream-colored flowers in early spring have an orange blossom scent. With no seed pods, no thorns, and a well-behaved small compact growth habit they make a good choice for residential or commercial landscapes.

Free form, sprawling plants with bright sky blue blooms. Mounding or sprawling plants with long arching wiry herbaceous green stems. Bright green soft elliptic leaves do not cover stems completely, giving them an open, cloud-like appearance. Long bright sky blue tubular flowers form in clusters at the ends of all the branches. Blooms from spring to summer and again in fall to winter while temperatures are warm. Plants are susceptible to frosts, but quickly recover after cutting back. Plants require well-drained soil. Cape plumbago are more rugged than their initial appearance suggests. They make good, colorful informal foundation shrubs and they work well cascading down slopes, banks, or raised beds. In low deserts, morning sun with afternoon shade is best, and regular irrigation.

Versatile, big pink blooming vine or large shrub. These South African, long-blooming plants can form a large tuberous root making them as cold hardy as they are heat tolerant, which is a beneficial characteristic. They have bright emerald, green, compound leaves on square herbaceous stems they will form mounding woody, self-supportive stems with maturity. Evergreen to semi-evergreen plants can go completely dormant but they grow back quickly as soon temperatures warm in spring. During spring and summer branch ends have fist-sized clusters of large striking pink tubular blooms that are rarely followed by long seed pods. These are clean, easy-to-grow plants for low to mid-desert landscapes. They are one of the few vining plants that will easily tolerate hot western sun, which makes them a valuable option for fence or wall coverings, trellises, arbors, or lattice work. They work equally well as rambling or large mounding ground cover. Average supplemental irrigation during summer is fine. Fall and winter blooms typically take on darker pink shades. In fact, we offer this plant in multiple different forms including bush, staked vines, and espalier trellised form. Please call our sales team for current availability