Plant Combinations, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Winter Borders
Providing delicate shade in this desert garden, Parkinsonia praecox (Palo Brea) is a wonderful tree for large, open desert gardens where its architectural qualities can be admired: smooth pale green bark, gracefully twisting branches, vast numbers of lemon-yellow flowers in spring when it creates a dramatic display.
Palo Brea is combined with the ravishing blue-green rosettes of Dioon edule (Chestnut Dioon), an elegant, palm-like, evergreen cycad. They are both underplanted with a carpet of Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’, a small succulent with striking rosettes of gracefully curving, burgundy leaves adorned with brilliant white spines.
Tolerant of extreme heat and cold, all these plants are low-care, water-wise, drought tolerant, and they look great year-round.
| Hardiness |
9 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Climate Zones | 14 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought |
| Attracts | Birds, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Mediterranean Garden |
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| Hardiness |
9 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Climate Zones | 14 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought |
| Attracts | Birds, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Mediterranean Garden |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
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| Parkinsonia praecox (Palo Brea) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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