Crape Myrtle BushPhoenixs Most Colorful Summer Blooming Shrub Crape Myrtle Bush (Lagerstroemia) is the ultimate summer color machine for Phoenix Valley landscapes. These heat loving shrubs explode with vibrant blooms in pink, red, purple, or white from June through October the exact months when most other plants struggle in the desert heat. Growing 610 feet tall and wide, Crape Myrtles deliver stunning flower displays, attractive peeling bark, and brilliant fall

Plant at least 3–4 feet from high-traffic areas due to the spiny trunk

Totem Pole Cactus

The dried papery flowers persist on the plant

giving your landscape warm color exactly when it's needed most

edging a Chandler walkway

and slopes

Watering Mexican Lime in Phoenix

commonly known as the Lisbon Lemon

Strelitzia reginae will bloom multiple times per year in Phoenix

How Many Edible Pomegranate Trees Do I Need

Build a water basin — form a 3–4 inch earthen ring around the drip line to direct water to roots

Mexican Fence Post: Clean smooth columns give an architectural counterpoint to the dense spines