Bay Breeze Indian HawthornThe Perfect Low Maintenance Evergreen Hedge for Phoenix & Scottsdale Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica 'Hines Darkleaf') is one of the most reliable compact evergreen shrubs for Phoenix Valley landscapes. Its dense, dark green foliage stays lush year round, and each spring it erupts in clusters of soft pink flowers that attract butterflies and pollinators. Topping out at just 34 feet tall, Bay Breeze is the ideal low hedge, border plant,

This means you get a beautiful gradient of warm colors on the same plant simultaneously — unlike single-color varieties

Overwatering is the main threat

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It is not a fit for tight spaces near foot traffic

on slopes and in habitat or native gardens where it can stand as a sculptural

spring (March–May) Native Status Native to the Sonoran Desert (Arizona

anchoring a large xeriscape bed in Peoria

young trees can show tip damage in a hard freeze below the low 20s

This Madagascar native produces bold

dramatic floral displays

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