San Tan Valley Handyman With Ideas On Plants For the Drought Season in San Tan Valley.
Use My Guy, your local San Tan Valley handyman here with part 6 in my series on
xeriscaping. Boy I really did not
realize that this was going to turn into such a large series. It’s amazing how many pants there are that
are drought resistant, fruitful and beautiful.
Most people do not associate plants that are native or even tolerant of
Arizona’s heat with flowers and fruit but as I have learned over the last few
weeks there are hundreds of thousands of plants out there that either flower,
produce fruit or even do both. For those
of you new to the series xeriscaping is an underutilized landscaping technique
that utilizes drought tolerant plants that are native to Arizona and the
Sonoran desert and watering techniques that drastically reduce wasted water.
I am wrapping up the series by listing plants in order of
blooming season. The reason I am doing
this is so that you can have blooms in your yard year round. Last week I listed plants that bloomed in the
spring and this week I am going to list plants that bloom in the summer. If you follow this guide then you will have a
beautiful yard that has blooming plants in it year round which the local fauna
will love. So read on and enjoy!
Plants that bloom in the summer:
Vines:
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| Baja Passion Vine |
Baja Passion Vine. This is a twining vine that loves the sun but
also appreciates a little shade in the afternoon. It boasts purple and white showy flowers that
turn into edible fruit, fruit begins to appear in the summer, hardy to 25 degrees
Fahrenheit. Water once a week in the
summer.
Pink Trumpet Vine.
This is a sprawling vine that can grow up to twenty feet tall and ten
feet wide. With pink clusters of flowers
that bloom from late summer to fall it is sure to be a favorite. It is hardy to 25 degrees Fahrenheit so it is
a good idea to cover it if you know a frost is coming. This vine needs to be watered at least once a
week in the summer.
Trees:
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| Arizona Rosewood |
Arizona Rosewood. This
is a beautiful tree that is quite resistant to cold and heat. One of the cool features of this tree is that
it only grows to the height of ten feet so it does not take up very much yard
real estate. It flowers in the early
summer with showy white clusters and needs to be watered once a week in the
summer.
Shrubs:
Langmans Sage. This
hardy shrub is very resistant to cold and can survive temperatures as low as 10
degrees Fahrenheit. With lavender blooms
that appear in the summer and stay through fall this shrub is sure to be a
beautiful addition to your yard. Water
once a week in the summer.
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| San Marcos Hibiscus |
Ground covers:
San Marcos Hibiscus.
This is an Arizona favorite that blooms from summer through fall. The large yellow flowers attract many
different pollinators that will bring extra color to your yard in the
summer. This ground-cover can grow to
three feet tall by four feet in width and should be watered weekly to ensure
that the flowers don’t wither away.
While there are not nearly as many blooming plants for the
summer season there are still more than enough to add a significant amount of
color to your yard during the summer months.
These plants do require a little more watering to ensure that the blooms
stay healthy throughout the hot summer months but they will be well worth it. My watering tip for the week is timing. During Arizona’s summer months it is crucial
to water early in the morning to ensure that the water goes into the ground and
does not get evaporated by the hot sun.
The best time to water is early in the morning just as the sun is coming
up usually between 4:30 and 5:00 am.
Watering at this time will ensure that the water drains into the ground
because the wind usually does not blow as hard early in the morning and the
heat is not so high that the water is evaporated before it properly drains into
the soil.
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