Cape AloePhoenix's Most Dramatic Landscape Aloe Bold Color, Zero Fuss The Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) is one of the most visually striking succulents you can plant in the Phoenix Valley. Growing 69 feet tall with a dense rosette of thick, blue green leaves edged in reddish brown spines, this South African native delivers bold architectural impact with almost no maintenance. It thrives in Arizona's extreme heat, laughs off drought, and rewards you with towering

Artichoke Agave is perfectly scaled for rock gardens and xeriscape beds throughout Scottsdale

Once established (after the first growing season)

Engleman's Prickly Pear: a fellow Arizona native that fills the desert habitat picture

Branching begins once the main trunk reaches 4–6 feet

Place one 1–2 GPH emitter 8–12 inches from the base

The Mexican Fence Post (Pachycereus marginatus) is one of the most architecturally dramatic cacti you can plant in the Phoenix Valley

Frost-sensitive below about 30°F: cover with frost cloth on hard-freeze nights

Established Senita is extremely drought-tolerant and can survive on rainfall alone

Use New Mexico Agave as a repeating accent along walkways

Your Devil's Tongue will have 6–8 months to settle in before its first Phoenix summer

Summer (May-Sep): Holds its blue-green color through extreme heat and reflected warmth on almost no water

or Desert Spoon for a layered composition that greets visitors with desert elegance