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Saguaro Amidst Wildflowers
Brittlebush
Desert Bluebells
Brittlebush

Common name: Brittlebush
Botanical name: Encelia farinosa

Silvery gray mounding shrub grows to 3' x 4'. Yellow daisylike flowers appear winter to spring. Short lived individual plants but will reseed easily. Good for naturalistic landscapes. Rapid growth following rain. Overgrown and fragile if overwatered. Seeds attract birds. Native to Sonoran & Mojave deserts.

Desert Bluebells

Common name: Desert Bluebells
Botanical name: Phacelia companularia

Desert annual grows to 1' x 1'. Brillian blue bell-shaped flowers appear in spring. Sow seeds in fall or plant from containers to get specatular spring color. Leaves can irritate skin.

Designer: Mark and Alllison Ponticelli

Saguaro Amidst Wildflowers

Photographer: GardenSoft

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.