Type: Shrub, Deciduous
Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 4’ H x 8’ W
Winter jasmine is a broad, mounding or vining shrub. It sends out bright lemon-yellow flowers in late February before the leaves unfold. It’s one of the first bloomers in town. Slender, bright green square stems offer an attractive show in the winter landscape. Winter jasmine is great as a covering for steep slopes, spilling over a wall or planted in groups.
Type: Semi-evergreen shrub
Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 8’ H x 12’ W
This semi-evergreen shrublike tree puts on an interesting fall display as the white seeds twist into a feathery white tail so big it obscures the green leaves. It thrives in hot sunny spaces and can live with neglect. It requires little pruning and deep watering only once a month.
Type: Evergreen Shrub
Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 4’ H x 4’ W
This fast-growing shrub has thready silver-blue semi-evergreen leaves. It is fast growing and has a deep taproot with fibrous roots that absorb every bit of rain. Trim in February to encourage new growth come spring. It grows well in reflected heat and helps stabilize sandy areas.
Type: Evergreen
Exposure: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 3’-4’ H x 4’-5’ W
This beautiful, low-maintenance evergreen xeric plant has beautiful dark green leaves that nicely contrast with grey/green natives. It is a great, aromatic shrub for courtyards, patios and entryways, with large 3” pink blooms that appear in late spring for a few weeks.
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low
Height and Spread: H 3' X W 4'
Blooming Season: Fall
Description:
This evergreen shrub is a win-win in our high desert gardens. It has a lovely dark green color year-round, and in the fall, it has beautiful yellow blooms to brighten up the garden. There is no pruning needed due to its predictable rounded shape.
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low
Height and Spread: 4' x 4'
Blooming Season: Late Summer and Fall
Description: This blue-green evergreen shrub likes western and southern exposures. Its predictable shape and form works well as an informal hedge in the garden. It is a welcome pop of purple during the heat of the summer when all the spring blooms have faded away. Be careful where you place it because it can freeze if located on northern protected exposures.