Planting goal Spacing What to buy Single focal specimen 10–12 ft clearance all around 1 plant (go big: 15 or 25 gal for instant scale) Bold entry or median trio 8–10 ft on center 3 plants staggered Large commercial / HOA mass 10 ft on center 5+ plants in a sweeping group Century Plant Season-by-Season in Phoenix
Mexican Bird of Paradise: bold yellow-orange summer flowers fill the warm-season gap
making them versatile for various landscape designs
Desert Willow — A fast-growing Arizona flowering tree with orchid-like pink blooms that complement Purple Leaf Plum's color palette through summer
Drip Irrigation for Torch Glow
Queen's Wreath 'Pink' beginner Planting goal Spacing What toPhoenix's Best Flowering Vine for Fences, Walls & Trellises Queen's Wreath (Antigonon leptopus) is one of the most spectacular flowering vines you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. This fast climbing tropical vine explodes with cascading sprays of bright pink, heart shaped flowers from late spring through fall turning bare fences, pergolas, and arbors into living walls of color. It laughs at triple digit heat, comes back strong after winter dormancy,