Drought Tolerant Perennials Perennials For Sale In Phoenix

We recommend when planting your plants to use Bio-tone starter fertilizer by Espoma. Bio-tone Starter Plus is an all-natural plant food that is combined with a stronger concentration of Espoma's beneficial bacteria along with both endo and ecto mycorrhizae.

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. Cut back yarrow to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water...

Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Mid-late season bloomer. Grows 22'' tall.

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Remove these brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

The milkweeds are special: they have a third whorl above the corolla called the corona. A beautiful solution for a dry sunny slope! Occurs in dry fields and roadsides in most of the US.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

* Parent has an abundance of pinkish plumes. * Noxious weed in California. * This is an outstanding ornamental that can be used as an effective screen or accent plant.

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture...

The leaves emerge green but quickly turn a deeper red. Divide every two to three years or as needed. Late-summer cutback can be beneficial if plants start to "birdnest." Use gloves since sap may irritate skin of susceptible individuals.

Interesting accent plant. Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer, but need regular moisture to encourage this. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy soils with good drainage. Details: Perfect for the perennial borders, cottage garden, or butterfly gardens...

Rocketman produces very aromatic foliage, on strong stems each topped with large, lavender-blue flowers beginning to bloom in mid-summer and lasting through October. Plants are 3 feet tall and ideal for large containers in city gardens and smaller spaces.

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Cut back Daylily Pardon Me to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering.

The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces. * Erect, many-branched perennial with ovate or lace-shaped to oblong, notched, wrinkled, mid-greed leaves, to 4 in.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

The introduction was largely unsuccessful but the grass began to appear as a weed beside highways and in cleared fields or over-grazed land. * Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn.

Deer don't bother this grass, and it's easy to care for. Ornamental Grass with Stately Purple Plumes Purple Fountain Grass, Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum', is an ornamental grass that is brilliant and beautiful year round.

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.

These durable and hardy Hibiscus are clump forming, slowly developing larger and larger root masses from which more and more flowering stems can emerge each year. You can also use them as the center piece for large container gardens, in bog gardens, at...

* Taraxacum officinale grows from generally unbranched taproots and produces one to more than ten stems that are typically 5 to 40 cm tall but sometimes up to 70 cm tall. Grow them year round in your kitchen!

It features seven great butterfly attractive varieties of plants. Nothing brings more activity and beauty to your yard than planting a Butterfly Garden. With each garden ordered you will receive the following: 3 Orange Glory Butterfly Plants (summer)...

Mixed colors may include Carmine, Blue or Salmon. Hardy zones 4-8. Exceptionally hardy, they thrive in full sun or partial shade. Prefers sunny, moist location. Attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, deer resistant, good for cutting.

Blooms mid-season and then again in the fall. Grows to 32" tall. Alluring fragrance and luminous magenta rose coloring garners attention as a must have iris.

Early, mid, late season bloomer. Honorable Mention! An extra long bloom time makes this standout iris a favorite.

In regions with clay soils, a raised bed or rock garden will improve success greatly. It is a staple item of every sunny garden, and its dried flowers are widely used in potpourris and arrangements.

Trillium cuneatum (Sweet Betsy Trillium, also known as Toadshade) is an easy-to-grow trillium that spreads via underground rhizomes. Sweet Betsy Trillium, aka Toadshade, is a perennial native wildflower that blooms during the spring.

Like the parent species, they are all slow to emerge in spring and wait for the signal of warmer soil temperatures before they begin to show themselves often leading the impatient gardener (myself included) to think that they are ready for the compost...

SHIPS IN FALL Distinct purple plicata edges laid on a white background. A modern version of a traditional Iris pattern.