Shoestring AcaciaPhoenix's Most Dramatic Weeping Evergreen Tree Shoestring Acacia for Desert Elegance Shoestring Acacia (Acacia stenophylla) is the most architecturally distinctive evergreen shade tree available for Phoenix Valley landscapes. Named for its long, narrow, ribbon like "shoestring" leaves that cascade downward in a graceful weeping form, this drought hardy native delivers year round evergreen presence, a striking silhouette, and fragrant pale yellow

Hidden beneath the wool are sharp orange-red spines that add warm color contrast

Gopher Plant’s spreading root system makes it effective for stabilizing hot

The Golden Torch (Echinopsis spachiana

Planted 3–5 feet apart

Green Giant Agave: another large green rosette for a bold

Summer (May to Sep): Built for the heat: holds color in full sun and reflected heat with no afternoon shade needed

Spacing: 3–4 feet apart for mixed borders

regulate soil temperature

Artichoke Agave — Tight rosette form with overlapping leaves

Firestick Euphorbia — adds vivid orange-red color contrast at the base of a Madagascar Palm

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Grapefruit — Arizona-grown grapefruit is legendary — add one to your citrus collection