2011 Sun City Grand Plant Palette for Maintained Homes Plants and Shrubs
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1 2011 Sun City Grand Plant Palette for Maintained Homes Plants and Shrubs 1
2 Agave Americana Agave Form: Evergreen, thick, massive succulent with pointed leaves Size: Grows 5-7 ft., can spread to 8-12ft. Leaves: Blueish, large thick points, teeth curve downward Flowers: Asparagus-like stalk from center of plant, yellow flowers emerge from end of horizontal branch after 10 years Fruit: Flat disk seed in capsule Hardiness: low teens, cold damage is ugly Exposure: Full sun, reflected heat, better in part shade Landscape value: Accent, can be used in very large planter Water: Natural rainfall, better watered once monthly Range/Origin: Mexican highlands 2
3 Bougainvillea Torch Glow Form: Evergreen, vertical spikes Size: Range 3-5 feet with equal spread Leaves: Variety of shapes, to 4 long Flowers: small, surrounded by colorful, showy bracts, spring and fall bloom periods Stems/Trunks: Slender, spikey stems Hardiness: Frost damaged below 32 Landscape value: Colorful, tropical effect Exposure: Full sun, heat tolerant Water: Drought tolerant, but needs extra in heat Range/Origin: South America 3
4 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise Form: Informal, vase-shaped, multistemmed shrub Size: Range 3-10 ft. with equal spread Leaves: Fern-like, many ¾ in. leaflets; Flowers: Distinctive bright blooms - red, orange and yellow with long red stamens; on branch ends in summer Hardiness: Damaged at 32, - Pruned in winter Landscape Value: Tropical look, bright colors, dependable Exposure: Full sun or light shade; leggy in shade. Water: Best with regular irrigation once per week Range/Origin: West Indies, 4 common throughout Sonoran Desert
5 Callandra californica Baja Fairy Duster Form: Evergreen, open, vase-shaped shrub Size: Grows 2-6 ft with equal spread Leaves: Bluish green, finely cut, bipinnate Flowers: Bright red, rose or plum, loose puff or tassel shape; puff Stems/Trunks: Upright branches, stems light gray, woodier with age Hardiness: OK down to high to mid teen temps Exposure: Full or part sun Landscape value: Hummingbird part, accent, color Water: Drought resistant, summer, regular weekly summer Range/Origin: Baja California 5
6 Callistemon viminalis Little John (Bottle Brush) Form: Evergreen, single, weeping form Size: Can grow to ft. tall commonly 15ft Leaves: Linear to 6 long, 1/4 wide, new growth is fuzzy, stringy look Flowers: Up to 6 log red bristle looking in spring Stems/Trunks: Weeping stems, trunk turns gray Hardiness: Tip damage at 15 Exposure: Full sun to part shade, avoid wind Landscape Value: Good massed in groups, colorful Water: Moderate, once per week Range/Origin: Australia 6
7 Carissa macrocarpa Boxwood Beauty (Natal Plum) Form: Evergreen shrub with mounded shape Size: Grows 2 to 7 ft. tall; 7-10 ft. spread, Leaves: Shiny, dark green, thick and oval shape Flowers: White, fragrant, star-shaped flowers 1-2 ; Stems/Trunks: Thorny with forked spines, milky sap Hardiness: Tender, needs protection at 28 or lower Exposure: Full sun to light shade Landscape value: Good barriers, hedges, glossy look Water: Tolerates drought, little to regular water summer Origin: South Africa 7
8 Cassia species Feathery or Silver Cassia Form: Evergreen, upright, rounded, feather shrub Size: fast grower, 4-6 ft. wide with equal spread Leaves: Needle-like leaflets, light green, feathery effect Flowers: Small, yellow pea-like, solitary, profuse bloom Dec. to May Fruit: 2-4 long, papery pod, numerous, Stems/Trunks: Delicate texture branches, Hardiness: Damage in low 20s Landscape Value: Hardy shrub, soft color and texture Water: regular water, especially in summer Origin: Australia 8
9 Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon Form: Evergreen, grass-like clump of silver-green points Size: Grows to 6ft. with equal spread Leaves: Flat, elongated blades, 2-3 ft. long; Flowers: Whitish green clustered flowers on dramatic center stalk Stems/Trunks: Usually mounded, prune to trunk-like look Hardiness: Ok down to single digits Landscape value: Accent plant, tough in adversity Exposure: full sun; takes reflected heat Water: natural rainfall when established Range/Origin: southern Arizona, southern New Mexico; elevations of ft 9
10 Dodonaea viscosa Hopseed Bush Form: Evergreen shrub or tree Size: Can grow ft Leaves: Dark green, linear, glossy top Flowers: Small clusters, greenish-white blooms Stems/Trunks: Exposed trunk gnarled character Hardiness: OK to mid teens Exposure: Full sun, OK in part shade Landscape Value: Informal hedge, patio tree Water: Drought tolerant; water improves ornamental Range/origin: Arizona and Mexico, etc. in washes 10
11 Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca Form: Evergreen, mounds of succulent leaves Size: Grows 2-3 feet. Spreads to 4 feet Leaves: Rolled grass-like, arching. Curly threads on blade edge Flowers: Tall stalk, inverted bell shape 1.24, blooms early summer through fall Fruit: Ping-pong ball sized capsules Hardiness: Ok to 12 Exposure: Full sun for best flowering Landscape value: Accent plant, gets hummingbirds Water: Drought tolerant, needs little Range/Origin: Texas Rio-Grande, Northern Mexico 11
12 Lantana Species Gold or Purple Lantana Form: Semi-evergreen upright shrub Size: Usually 2-4ft with equal spread Leaves: Stiff, gritty feel, up to 3 long Flowers: many colors, blooms spring to fall. Stems/Trunks: Woody when old, sprawling Hardiness: Damages at 28 Exposure: Full sun, blooms poor in shade Landscape Value: Long-time color, Blooms in hottest temperatures Water: Drought tolerant, supplement helps Range/origin: Tropical regions of Americas 12
13 Leucophyllum frutescens Green Cloud Sage Form: Evergreen rounded shrub Size: Grows 4-8ft, spreads tp 3/4 height or equal Leaves: Simple, furry, blue-grey Flowers: Small, lavender to purple, blooms in response to rain thru year; cover plant Stems/Trunks: Trunk not exposed, stems silvery Hardiness: Ok to low teens Exposure: Full sun, reflected heat, leggy in shade Landscape Value: Accent, mass plantings Water: Moderate, infrequent but deep Range: Texas/Mexico 13
14 Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass Form: Evergreen mounding grass Size: Grows to 4 ft. equal spread Leaves: Long, narrow grass blades Flowers: Tall stalk with seed follows straw yellow, blooms early fall Hardiness: Root hardy to 10 (dies to base) Exposure: Full sun Landscape value: Accent, adds texture Water: Once or twice monthly, more adds lush look Range/origin: AZ, NM, Tex, CA elev ft 14
15 Myrtus communis Dwarf Myrtle (compacta) Form: Evergreen, dense, rounded shrub Size: Grows 5-8 ft; spread 4-6ft Leaves: Dark green, oval to 2 ; aromatic Flowers: small (to 3/4 ) white; blooms early summer Stems/Trunks: Attractive if exposed Hardiness: OK well below 32 Exposure: Full sun or part share Landscape Value: Traditional landscape plant, hedge Water: Regular irrigation monthly or more Origin: Mediterranean 15
16 Nerium oleander Oleander (Petite Pink) Form: Evergreen large shrub, trainable to tree Size: Heights from 3-20 ft; spread 3-12 ft. Leaves: Simple, 3-12 long; glossy dark green on top Flowers: Terminal clusters, pink, may be single or double, blooms spring and summer Stems/Trunks: Gray, rough Hardiness: OK to low teens, quick recover from frost Exposure: Full sun or part shade Landscape value: Traditional landscape plant, hedge Water: Regular irrigation monthly or more Range/Origin: Mediterranean and 16Asia
17 Rhaphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn Form: Evergreen shrub Size: Medium grower to 1-1,5 ft tall, 3-4 ft wide Leaves: Dark green, turn bronzy red in cool weather Flowers: Rosy pink, blooms winter, spring, fall Hardiness: Landscape value: Adds great color, low maintenace Exposure: Full or half sun Water: Low water plant 17
18 Rosmarinus officinali Prostrate Rosemary (Culinary type) Form: Evergreen, mounding medium to high shrub Size: 2-3 ft., spreads to 8 feet Leaves: needle-like, 1/2 to 1.5 ; pungent, succulent Flowers: light lavender-blue, 1/2 ; blooms spring Stems/Trunks: Herbaceous, woody with age Hardiness: Good to well below 32 Landscape value: Grows low, cascades down slopes Exposure: Full sun, reflected Water: low amount, once per week Range/Origin: Mediterranean, Asia, North Africa, US 18
19 Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle Form: Evergreen bush, shrub or large vine (w/ support) Size: 3-5ft, spread to 6ft; trained as vine to 20-30ft Leaves: Dark green and glossy, serrate leaflets pointed; Flowers: terminal clusters of trumpetshaped orange or red-orange flowers; 2 long; bloom Nov. to Jan. Hardiness: branch damage at 28 F, recovers quickly Landscape value: attracts hummingbirds, tropical effect for pools; informal hedge Exposure: full sun to part shade Water: heat and drought tolerant; regular deep irrigation 19
20 Eremoplia Maculata Valentine Bush Form: Evergreen, rounded irregular shrub or perennial Size: to 3ft with equal spread Leaves: large variation, simple, elliptical, 1 long Flowers: spikes of trumpet-shaped, 1 flowers, usually red, but varies; blooms February to November Stems/Trunks: New growth lush green, old is woody Hardiness: to single digits, top damage in teens Landscape value: Attracts hummingbirds, colorful Exposure: Full sun, gets leggy, poor flowers in shade Water: Drought resistant, 1-2 times per week in heat Exposure: full sun, gets leggy and flower production is poor in shade Range/Origin: Chihuahuan desert 20
21 Ruellia Penisularis Baja Ruella Form: evergreen, medium green Size: growth rate is moderate, mature size is 3 x 4 wide Leaves: shiny glossy textured Flowers: purple bell-shaped flower, from spring to fall Stems/Trunks: smooth and light gray Hardiness: 28 degrees Landscape value: attracts birds, hummingbirds and butterflies Water: low Exposure: full sun, tolerates some shade Dangers: will self seed and become invasive Range/Origin: native to Baja California, Mexico and Sonoran Mexica 21
22 2011 Sun City Grand Plant Palette For Maintained Homes Trees 22
23 Acacia salicina Willow Wattle Form: Evergreen, weeping form, single or multistemmed tree, Size: ft, spread 10-20ft; fast growing Leaves: narrow strips, to 3in long, variable color from gray to green or blue-green Flowers: clusters of tiny puff balls arranged in a raceme; creamy white to yellow; fragrant; bloom late summer to early winter Fruit: pod, 3-4in long, 1/2in wide Stems/Trunks: smooth when young, fissured with age, arching branches Hardiness: to 20 F, variation seen, some plants okay to mid-teens Exposure: full sun Water: drought tolerant; 1-2 times per month in hot season; water deeply and widely (far from trunk), blows over if watered shallowly Range/Origin: Australia 23
24 Parkinsonia florida YOUNG Blue Palo Verde Form: Deciduous, low multi-stemmed tree, rounded crown Size: 15-30ft with equal spread; growth rate varies with watering Leaves: Bipinnately compound, in pairs, about 1/2in long Stems/Trunks: normally green, growing more gray or dark and rough with age; tree has overall bluish cast; dense growth; small thorns Hardiness: Okay mid to low teens Landscape value: filtered shade under canopy, striking color in bloom Exposure: full sun, reflected heat Water: drought tolerant; best with supplemental water; recommend infrequent but deep irrigation Range/Origin: Sonoran and Mohave 24 deserts, Baja CA; elevations to 4000ft
25 Parkinsonia praecox Palo Brea Form: Deciduous, arching growth with spines Size:, 20 to 40 feet tall,20 feet wide Leaves: Bipinnate Flowers: Yellow flowers in the spring. Upper flower petal often bears orange dots. Stems/Trunks: short bright green trunk, 12 inches in diameter Hardiness: Hardy to 22 F (-5 C) Landscape value: Exposure: Full sun, tolerates reflected sun Water: Little to no water when established, every month until established Range/Origin: Mexico and south to Peru and Ecuador, at low elevation, in low deciduous forests 25
26 Prosopis velutina Arizona Velvet Mesquite Form: Deciduous, low-branched, broad spreading tree, sometimes a large shrub Size: 30ft with equal spread Leaves: bipinnately compound in pairs (two sets of compound leaves on stem), leaflets 1/3 to 1/2in long; pairs of leaflets per leaf; dark green to dusty green, slightly fuzzy texture, short gray hairs Flowers: white or pale yellow catkin, 2-3in long, hangs downward; bloom in early summer 26
27 Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Form: Deciduous, multistemmed tree with graceful appearance; can be trained to single trunk Size: : 6-30ft with equal spread Leaves: simple, solitary, linear, 1/2-3in long, 1/2 to 1/4in wide; long and weeping, willowlike Stems/Trunks: smooth when young developing rough fissures with age, prominent white spots on new growth Hardiness: OK to 0 degrees Landscape value: long bloom period Exposure: : full sun, okay in light shade Water: drought tolerant; supplemental watering should be deep and infrequent Range/Origin: along washes throughout SW US and Mexico; elevations to 5000ft 27
28 Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak Form: Evergreen, round, broad, large tree. may drop leaves in very cold years Size: 40-60ft with equal spread Leaves: simple, elliptical, leathery, to 5in long, large variety seen in leaf margins (usually smooth); top dark and glossy green, underside lighter and silvery Flowers: not important Fruit: small acorn, dark brown or black Stems/Trunks: irregular when young, when mature dark bark cracks revealing lighter inner layer creating alligator-skin look Hardiness: to 15 F Exposure: full sun, light shade when young Range/Origin: southwest US 28
29 Rhus lancea African sumac Form: Evergreen, round, single or multistemmed tree. It has a dense canopy when young. Size: 15-30ft with equal spread Leaves: palmately compound in groups of 3, green leaflets 2-3in long; shiny, dark Flowers: dioecious; whitish-green trunk reveal orange color beneath Hardiness: damaged at 15 to 20 F Landscape value: Attractive in groups, Exposure: full sun, reflected sun, part shade Range/Origin: South Africa 29
30 Olea europaea Swan Hill Olive Form: Evergreen, single or multi-stemmed tree or large shrub Size: 20-30ft with equal or slightly less spread Leaves: lancolate, narrow, opposite, to 3in long, stiff, gray-green on top, underside lighter Stems/Trunks: attractive trunk; gray; gnarled, bumpy and contorted Hardiness: OK to 15 F, some injury below mid-teens Landscape value: shade, beautiful character Exposure: full sun, reflective light Water: low; none in winter, 1-2 times per month in summer Range/Origin: Mediterranean; in cultivation for millennia Notes: High allergenic pollen, leaf drop, longlived 30
31 Olneya tesota Desert Ironwood Form: Evergreen, single or multi stemmed tree, or large shrub Size: 15-30ft, spread 15-25ft; slow growth rate Leaves: pinnately compound, oval leaflets; gray-green and thick Stems/Trunks: thorns on twigs; gray trunk, more fissured with age Hardiness: to 20, usually okay down to high teens Landscape value: spring color Exposure: full sun or reflected heat Water: : natural rainfall; supplemental water will increase growth rate and flowering Range/Origin: throughout the Sonoran desert in elevations to 4000ft Note: Dense wood used for carving 31
32 Prosopis Chilensis Chilean Mesquite Form: broad tree; foliage has open appearance Seasonality: semi-evergreen; may hold leaves in warmer winters or drop suddenly in spring Size: 30ft with equal spread, spread sometimes less than height Leaves: bipinnately compound; fewer and widely spaced Stems/Trunks: : smooth when young, growing darker and rough with age; presence of thorns is variable; Hardiness: Good to mid teens Exposure: full sun, reflected heat Water: infrequent and very deep Range/Origin: South America 32
33 Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm Form: Evergreen, multiple or single stemmed fan palm; suckers form clumps of 8-10 trunks Size: : 5-15ft, spread (crown) 5-20ft; very slow growth rate Leaves: fan with narrow petiole; sharp teeth on petiole; frond color gray to dark or yellow green Stems/Trunks: attractive with age, fuzzy material between cut fronds Hardiness: OK to mid teens Landscape value: best small compact palm, containers, groups Exposure: full to part sun Water: regular, deep soaking 2X month during growing season Range/Origin: Mediterranean (Europe and North Africa) 33
34 Eucalyptus spathulata Narrow Leafed Gimlet Form: Small evergreen tree, multi-trunked Size: up to 20 feet tall (6 m), 20 feet spread (6 m) Leaves: Ribbon like leaves, 2 to 3 inches long. Stems/Trunks: Smooth red bark. Flowers: Creamy gold flowers in late spring are followed by small, bell shaped, seed capsules. Hardiness: hardy to 18 F (-7 C) Landscape value: Versatile. Bushy wind screen. Branches move nicely in breeze. Exposure: Full sun Water: Little to moderate water, drought tolerant Range/Origin: Native to Australia. Occurs from arid to monsoon tropical areas. 34
35 Theveta peruviana Lucky Nut (Yellow Oleander) Form: Tree or shrub; evergreen Size: normally 6-8ft.; can be 20 ft. tall Leaves: Dark green, glossy, 6 long, thin Flowers: Yellow or orange, 2 across, Stems/Trunks: Can be trained as tree Hardiness: Foliage damaged at 28 Landscape value: Luxuriant, tropical look, long-lasting color, use by hot walls, patios Exposure: Part, full, reflected sun; heat Water: Ample is best 35
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