Tropical Plants for Arizona

Heavenly Bamboo

• Use the heavenly bamboo for a shrub, border or in a rock garden. This plant will grow anywhere from 72 inches to 120 inches tall with a spread of 12 inches to 36 inches. The heavenly bamboo will bloom with white flowers in early, mid- and late spring. It offers green and purple leaves and requires partial shade to full sun. The heavenly bamboo will also attract birds to your garden.

Evening Primrose

• Use evening primrose as a ground cover or use it in your rock garden. This plant will grow in clay, neutral, sandy and well-drained soils. During the early and mid-summer season, you will notice pink, fragrant blooms. The evening primrose is also named the Gumbo Lily and Cowboy Primrose. This North American native plant will reach 6 inches to 10 inches tall and requires full sun.

Summer Sweet

• This plant offers white blooms with green leaves during the spring season. Its height will reach 120 inches to 180 inches with a spread of the same size. It requires shade to full sun for growth. It does need a lot of water and will grow in acidic, clay, neutral, sandy and well-drained soils. The summer sweet plant is normally used for a natural privacy fence or border but does grow slowly.