Best Winter Plants for Phoenix to Get Color
Winter in Phoenix doesn’t have to be dull. While other plants lose leaves and lose color, we have a variety of plant suggestions that you can use in your landscape design that will give you color during the winter.
Trees
Between the fall and early spring, these are the best trees for producing color in Phoenix.
Acacia Farnesiana – Sweet Acacia
This tree is sweetly fragrant and produces golden yellow, puffball flowers. It is originally a tree from Australia but acclimates to the desert well. Similar looking to a Palo Verde, but it doesn’t go dormant in the winter.
Pistacia Red Push – Red Push
This is a deciduous tree with spectacular fall foliage. It’s divided foliage turns from brilliant orange-crimson to scarlet as autumn arrives. This tree is great for people who really want to feel the changing of leaves from red, orange, and yellow.
Citrus Trees – Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime & Tangelo
Citrus trees are evergreen trees (which means they are always green and never change color). These trees produce fruit in late winter to early springtime and provide a fun way to enjoy your backyard during the wintertime.
Shrubs, Groundcovers & Accents
Here is our list of all the best shrubs, groundcovers & accents that show color during the winter months.
Dalea Frutescens – Black Dalea
The Black Dalea is a desert shrub that blooms into purple flowers with short spikes. The bright, attractive purple color attracts bees and adds color to the desert during the dry winter months.
Eremophila glabra – Emu Bush (Valentine Bush)
The Emu Bush, otherwise known at the Valentine Bush, is a shrub with red, tubular flowers. It’s nicknamed the Valentine’s Bush because the flowers turn red in February, around Valentine’s Day!
Gelsemium sempervirens – Carolina Jasmine
The Carolina Jasmine is a vine that blooms starting in January through April. It spreads up to 12 feet along a trellis and is a yellow, flowery vine.
Penstemon eatonii – Firecracker Penstemon
The Firecracker Penstemon is a bright red, tubular flower that is arranged on stalks. It will last for about three years before you need a replacement, and it’s a great plant to attract hummingbirds.
Aloe Vera
Chances are, you might already be familiar with the aloe vera plant. Aloe vera is a succulent that originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but grows will in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid climates around the world.
Aloe vera is used for medicinal purposes, like treating burns and sunburns. They bloom in the wintertime and need plenty of space to grow!
Muhlenbergia Capillaris – Regal Mist
Regal mist is small plumes of pink flowers in the late summer and early fall. This grass-like bush is often used on golf courses because it begins to look very beautiful in October.
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