The Best Plants that Bloom in Spring in Arizona
At Wildflower Desert Design, we believe that your Arizona backyard and front yard landscaping should stay beautiful all year long. That’s why we’ve put together this list of the best plants that bloom in spring in Arizona.
Trees
Desert Willow
The desert willow is very similar to an oleander, but the desert version. The desert willow produces bell-shaped flowers that are hummingbird attractors. Their hot pink flowers are attractive for spring time and will go dormant in the winter. This is a patio style tree, so it doesn’t get very big and is not a shade tree.
Palo Brea
The palo brea is in the same family as the palo verde. It has a unique branch structure that gives it a really neat look when in bloom. It’s yellow flowers stay really tight to the branches and make it look like the tree has yellow branches. Because of it’s structure and uniqueness, the palo brea is a great tree to use as a central focal point in a desert landscape.
Texas Mountain Laurel
The purple blooms of the Texas Mountain Laurel are what makes this tree so unique. They smell like grape and bubblegum, which attracts butterflies. This is a slow-growing patio tree and when they bloom, you should leave your sliding glass door open as the smell is wonderful.
Desert Cactus
Argentine Giant
The Argentine Giant has a very unique look. Easter lily-like flowers come out as peach, white or fuchsia. This is a large plant that needs space because of it’s long arms, so don’t try to jam it into a tight spot.
Beavertail Prickly Pear
Like any prickly pear, this cactus produces fruit in the early spring. Following fruition, the Beavertail Prickly Pear will produce fuchsia, dark pink flowers that jump off and look very attractive.
Claret Cup Cactus
The Claret Cup Cactus has a very unique orange or red flower that pops on them. Typically, you’ll see these in rocky outright when you’re hiking. It is a small cactus that looks great around other plants and boulders.
Hedgehog Cactus
Similar to the Claret Cup, the Hedgehog Cactus is a low grower and doesn’t need a lot of space. These are unique cacti with beautiful pink blooms that most people don’t know about.
Ocotillo
The Ocotillo is a unique desert plant that gets orange flowers in the springtime. Blooms last a few weeks. It is a structural plant that can be used as a central focal point. This cacti needs space as it becomes 8-10 feet wide when reaching maturity.
Plants
Mexican Poppies
The Mexican Poppies are annual plants. They are yellow and have a wildflower look to them. Be careful because some HOAs think they look like weeds, but they’re not weeds. Bloom sticks around until it starts getting hot (for about 3-4 weeks).
Red Bird of Paradise
The Red Bird of Paradise blooms with beautiful yellow, red and orange pops for three seasons, but starts coming in during the spring. When it goes dormant, you want to keep it cut back to a 1-inch nub otherwise you’ll have an 8 foot monster.
Tecoma Yellow Bells
The Tacoma Yellow Bells are in the same family as the Cape Honeysuckles. These are big time hummingbird attractors with their trumpet shaped flower. This plant needs space (about 6-8 feet high and wide). The beautiful bell flowers come in a red and an orange.
Penstemon Parryi
Penstemon Parryi is another hummingbird attractor. Their flower blooms come up towers high and the coloring are either a firecracker orange or pink. These plants have a max height of 2.5 - 3 feet and are more structural plants that you can work in with other plants.
Texas Sage
The Texas Sage is more of a shrub and varies in size from 4-8 feet depending on the type (there are over 25 varieties of Texas Sage). The majority of the blooms are purple, but there are some pink and white. They bloom when the humidity rises and go down when it gets hot. You’ll get flowers throughout the year at different times. The Texas Sage is typically used as a hedge. Give them space and let them be the focal point of your landscape design because of their size.
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