Bottle Brush TreePhoenix's Best Hummingbird Tree with Year Round Color Bottle Brush Tree (Callistemon) is one of the most colorful evergreen trees you can plant in the Phoenix Valley. Famous for its brilliant red, brush shaped flowers that bloom multiple times per year, this Australian native thrives in Arizona's heat and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees to your yard. Whether you're adding a flowering accent tree in Scottsdale, creating a colorful border

Texas Sage: silvery foliage and purple bloom that pairs naturally with olive in low-water borders

Watering Hercules Tree Aloe in Phoenix

It is not a fit for small yards or tight beds near walkways

Water basin — build a 3–4 inch soil ring around the root zone to direct water deep to roots

Spring (Feb–Apr): Strong flush of new leaves and the first big bloom push as nights warm

USDA Zones 7–10 (Phoenix is Zone 9b–10a) Soil Well-draining

4 to 6 inches across

and fall with continuous color

Red Bird of Paradise responds well to hard pruning in early spring

Century Plant: a big blue agave that anchors the back of the grouping

Euphorbia resinifera

similar wildlife value with a more refined