Madagascar Palm - Pachypodium geayiThe Sleek Silver Madagascar Palm for Modern Phoenix Landscapes Madagascar Palm Pachypodium geayi is the more elegant, narrow leaved cousin of the classic Madagascar Palm (P. lamerei). Native to southern Madagascar, this striking succulent tree features a tall, silvery grey trunk covered in sharp spines, topped with a crown of long, narrow grey green leaves that give it a sleeker, more refined silhouette than its wider leaved relative. Pachypodium

Inconspicuous wind-pollinated flowers appear before the leaves

A flat grade or slight mound is ideal

Palo Brea — a green-trunked desert tree that complements Ocotillo's vertical lines with filtered shade

Ocotillo is drought-deciduous

and bright orange fruit in winter make Tangelo Tree a beautiful ornamental

Lisbon Lemon: classic tart lemon that pairs the sweet-and-sour range of a complete orchard row

In a hard frost below the mid-20s

Blue Hibiscus Tree — The tree form of the same plant

Growing just 8–12 inches tall and spreading 12–18 inches in tidy rosette clumps

Dwarf Butterfly Agave is a small-scale accent best used singly

Avoid summer planting — the heat stresses newly transplanted cacti

give it 15 to 20 feet from structures so the canopy and roots have room