DESIGN DILEMMANORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING
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T H E R O L L O U T
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DESERT WILLOW 6. REGAL MIST MUHLY
GIANT HESPERALOE 8. GOLDEN BARREL
NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
GOLD STAR YELLOW BELLS
CORAL FOUNTAIN
TOTEM POLE
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Tecoma stans ‘Gold Star’
6-8 H x 6-8 W ft.
Full to part sun
Fast grower
Hardy to 20°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: courtyards and patios, hot walls, pools, accent, borders, walkways, foundation or background
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Russelia equisetiformis
4 H x 4-6 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Moderate grower
Hardy to 32°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: small spaces, understory, courtyards or patios, container, walkways, pools
Pachycereus schottii forma monstrosus
4-10 H x 4-6 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow grower
Hardy to 18-25°F
Blooms summer to early fall
Landscape use: hot walls, background, naturalistic garden, focal point, specimen, container
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NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
Opuntia basilaris
1-2 H x 1-2 W ft.
Part to filtered sun
Slow to moderate grower
Hardy to 18-25°F
Blooms spring
Landscape use: focal point, borders, naturalistic gardens, small spaces, walkways, container
DESERT WILLOW
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Chilopsis linearis
10-25 H x 10-25 W ft.
Full to part sun
Moderate to fast grower
Hardy to -10°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: shade, specimen or focal point
Thorn-less, winter deciduous
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Muhlenbergia capillaris
3 H x 3 W ft.
Full to part sun
Fast grower
Hardy to 0°F
Blooms fall
Landscape use: walkways, borders, courtyards or patios, hot walls, grouping, pools
BEAVER-TAIL HAIRAWN MUHLY
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NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
Hesperaloe funifera
6 H x 6-8 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow grower
Hardy to 5-10°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: courtyards and patios, hot walls, pools, background and foundation, focal point, accent, grouping
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Echinocactus grusonii
1-2 H x 1-3 W ft.
Part to filtered sun
Slow grower
Hardy to 20-30°F
Blooms spring to summer
Landscape use: focal point, grouping, container, courtyards and patios
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Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Perpa’ Brakelights®
1-2 H x 1-2 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow grower
Hardy to -20°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: courtyards and patios, hot walls, pools, background and foundation, focal point, accent, grouping
GIANT HESPERALOE
BRAKELIGHTS RED YUCCA
GOLDEN BARREL
NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
Tetraneuris acualis
6-8 H x 6-8 W in.
Full to part sun
Moderate to fast grower
Hardy to 10°F
Blooms year round
Landscape use: along walkways, containers, groundcover, borders, mass plantings
MOROCCAN MOUND
Euphorbia resinifera
3 H x 3-5 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow grower
Hardy to 30-35°F
Blooms spring
Landscape use: focal point, grouping, walkways, borders, container
Yucca rostrata
10-15 H x 3-8 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow grower
Hardy to 10°F
Blooms spring to summer
Landscape use: background, accent, specimen, focal point
NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
LITTLE LEAF CORDIA
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4-10 H x 6-8 W ft.
Full to part sun
Moderate grower
Hardy to 15°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: walkways, background or screening, patios or courtyards, hot walls, barrier
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2 H x 2 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Moderate grower
Hardy to 10-15°F
Blooms summer; dies after flowering
Landscape use: focal point, container, courtyards and patios, accent, grouping
BLACKFOOT DAISY
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2-3 H x 2-3 W ft.
Full to part sun
Slow to moderate grower
Hardy to 0°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: hot walls, walkways, pools, small spaces, accent
Winter deciduous
Melampodium leucanthum
Cordia parvifolia
Agave parryi var. truncata
NORTH FACING AND PRIVACY SCREENING PLANT PALETTE
3-5 H x 3-4 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Slow to moderate grower Hardy to 30-35°F
Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: patios and courtyards, walkways, pools, foundation, container, focal point, grouping
1-3 H x 1-3 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Moderate grower Hardy to 35-40°F
Blooms spring to summer
Landscape use: hot walls, walkways, pools, borders, container, accent, courtyards and patios
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Euphorbia lomelii
SLIPPER PLANT
Portulacaria afra ‘Minima’
DWARF ELEPHANT FOOD
