Colorful Flowering Landscaping Plants
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Colorful flowering landscape plants for Phoenix Arizona Colorful flowering landscape plants for Phoenix Arizona
Following is a list of outstanding colorful flowering landscape plants for Phoenix Arizona.

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Baja Ferry Duster Baja Fairy Duster Medium sized bush with fern like leaves and puff ball flowers. Very drought resistant.
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20, -6.7
Bottle Brush Bottle Brush Comes in both tree and shrub forms. Little John is the best shrub variety.
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20, -6.7
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Blooming and climate adaptability dependant on variety.
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32, 0
Brittle Bush Brittle Bush One of the few truly native plants in Phoenix.
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25, -3.9
Carissa Carissa - Natal Plum Bush with succulent leaves. Flowers smell like jasmine. The fruit can be quite tasty when dark purple/red ripe.
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32, 0
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Hibiscus flower Hibiscus Comes in a huge variety of flower colors. Some varieties take full sun better than others.
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25, -3.9
Jacaranda flower Jacaranda Beautiful large tree but unfortunately it only flowers for a short time in May.
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25, -3.9
Radiation lantana Lantana - Irene, Radiation Form = Small bush
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25, -3.9
Purple lantana Lantana - Purple Form = Trailing
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25, -3.9
Yellow lantana Lantana - Yellow Form = Trailing
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25, -3.9
Mexican Bird Of Paradise Mexican Bird Of Paradise Small tree. Relative of the red bird of paradise, but has yellow flowers and different blooming season and has foliage all year. Seeds and pods are poisonous if eaten.
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10, -12.2
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Ocotillo Ocotillo Looks like a lifeless patch of impressively thorny stalks for a good part of the year, but comes to life in spring with green leaves and showy flowers.
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10, -12.2
Nerium oleander Oleander (nerium) One of the best plants for Phoenix. Available in many colors and sizes. Well adapted to hot dry climates and blooms a good part of the year. All parts of the plant are poisonous if eaten.
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15, -9.4
Palo Verde Palo Verde Small to large tree. Native to the Upper Sonoran Desert. Green bark and open form is attractive all year long. Yellow flowers blossom in spring.
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15, -9.4
Red Bird Of Paradise Red Bird Of Paradise Medium size bush. One of the best plants for Summer. Relative of the Mexican bird of paradise, but has different blooming season and looses its leaves during cool weather. Seeds and pods are poisonous if eaten.
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10, -12.2
Red Yucca Red Yucca A short trunkless yucca that produces red flowers continuously during warm weather.
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-10, -23.3
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Rose Rose This classic does surprisingly well in Phoenix with adequate water and afternoon shade.
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0, -17.8
Mescal Bean Tree Texas Mountain Laurel - Mescal Bean Small tree. Lush in appearance. Purple flowers smell amazingly sweet. All parts of the plant are poisonous if eaten.
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5, -15
Rose Texas Sage, Ranger Very tough bush that blooms after rains.
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10, -12.2
Vinca Vinca (rosea) One of the best summer flowers. Even better in the ground than in pots. Looks unhealthy in winter but will survive until spring.
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25, -3.9
Vitex Vitex Small tree. Also known as monks pepper tree and chaste tree. Deciduous. Not recommended near pools because of seeds.
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-15, -26.1
Yellow Oleander Yellow Oleander Small tree with trumpet shaped yellow to apricot colored flowers. Has a particularly attractive open form. Needs more water than common oleanders. All parts of this plant are poisonous if eaten.
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25, -3.9
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