Tropical AgaveThe Most Elegant Soft Leaf Agave for Phoenix Landscapes Tropical Agave (Agave desmettiana) is one of the most graceful agave varieties you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. Known for its smooth, spineless leaves that arch outward in a symmetrical rosette, this soft leaf agave brings sculptural beauty without the sharp spines that make other agaves difficult to work with. It thrives in full sun and extreme heat with almost no supplemental water once

Is Ruby Red Euphorbia the same as a cactus

but cover young trees with frost cloth on hard-freeze nights and hold off picking until the fruit is fully sweet

Combine with Penstemon

Reaching 3–4 feet tall and 4–5 feet wide at maturity

Aloe Vera Season-by-Season in Phoenix

separate individual rhizomes by cutting between them with a clean knife

Native Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmanii) is the real deal — a true Arizona native that has thrived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years

Easter Lily Cactus — Stunning white trumpet blooms on a compact hedgehog form

or along dry creek beds for a living ground cover that thrives on neglect in Scottsdale

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Star Jasmine — a fragrant evergreen vine with white flowers for shaded trellises and walls

typically in summer