What flowers grow best in Arizona?
- Adenium. Characteristics: Also known as the Desert Rose (Adenium obesum), this blooming perennial succulent grows unusually-shaped thick stems and coloful flowers reminicent of plumeria. …
- Angelonia. …
- Bougainvillea. …
- Bower Vines. …
- Celosia. …
- Coreopsis. …
- Cosmos. …
- Echinacea.
What plants do well in full Arizona sun?
- Adenium. Characteristics: Also known as the Desert Rose (Adenium obesum), this blooming perennial succulent grows unusually-shaped thick stems and coloful flowers reminicent of plumeria. …
- Angelonia. …
- Bougainvillea. …
- Bower Vines. …
- Celosia. …
- Coreopsis. …
- Cosmos. …
- Echinacea.
What flowers grow year round in Phoenix?
- Sunflowers. Sunflowers are a fantastic annual for kids to plant. …
- Pentas. Pentas are considered annuals, but they are pretty hardy like Petunias. …
- Petunias. Our Petunias live about 9-10 months before we have to replant them. …
- Pansies & Sweet Alyssum.
What plants can I grow outside in Arizona?
Other crops that grow well in a vegetable garden during the summer in Arizona are
okra, basil, tepary beans, and certain melons
; particularly desert-adapted varieties such as Chimayo melons.
What is Arizona's state flower?
Saguaro
Lavender originates from the Mediterranean region
and loves hot sun and dry soil. This makes it perfect for any Arizona garden.
Any genus of Petunia will do well in the Arizona winter
, but may die off in December and January due to the occasional overnight frost we experience.
- Marigolds. The colorful pop of orange is a great addition to any garden, but Marigolds also come in yellow and red shades. …
- Petunias. …
- Lisianthus. …
- Zinnias. …
- Begonias. …
- Pentas. …
- Celosia Spicata. …
- Poppy Flowers.
- Lantana.
- Lemon Verbena.
- Cosmos.
- Marigold.
- Geranium.
- Salvia.
- Sedum.
Cold hardy to below -20 degrees,
they grow even in the most frigid north-facing gardens in Arizona
. Peonies can hold their own with even the most beautiful tropical flowers, but with far better fragrance. Plant peonies in gardens near entrances and patios where their fragrance can be enjoyed readily.
Not all perennials are created equal in the mountains of Arizona
, as many bloom longer like their annual cousins, but still come back every year. Here is my list of long-blooming perennial flowers that repeat bloom and are magnets to hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Geraniums: They come in red, purple, pink, orange, yellow, or white. …
- Pansies: They come in blue, purple, orange, yellow, white, red, and pink. …
- Petunia: They come in blue, purple, yellow, pink and white. …
- Snapdragon: They come in purple, red, pink, yellow, and white.
Warm-season crops include
beans, cucumber, eggplant, melons, pepper, pumpkin, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato and tomato
. These vegetables do not tolerate frost and need warm temperatures to set and properly mature fruit.
- Cool-season crops grow from around September to March;
- Warm-season crops grow from about February through May; and.
- Monsoon planting begins with the increased rain and humidity of July or August.
In 1901 the
saguaro blossom
from the saguaro cactus was adopted as the official territorial flower, and later, in 1931, it was confirmed as the state flower of Arizona. The saguaro cactus typically blooms in May and June. The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the United States, growing more than 50 feet.
The Saguaro flowers are
creamy-white, 3-inch-wide with yellow centers
. Saguaro flowers bloom in May and June. The Saguaro blossoms are clustered near the ends of branches. Saguaro flowers open during cooler desert nights and close again by next midday.
Plant rosemary in the right location
When growing rosemary in the low desert of Arizona,
it will tolerate full sun but does best with a little afternoon shade
. In mild winter areas (zone 7 and higher), it is grown as a perennial and can grow large (several feet wide and tall). Give rosemary room to grow.
Like the close relative Shasta daisy,
garden mums perform well in Flagstaff and Prescott gardens during summer and fall months
. There are many named cultivars.
- Trees.
- Shrubs.
- Groundcovers.
- Vines.
- cacti.
- Succulents.
- Grasses.
- Perennials.
