Jacaranda TreeStunning Purple Blooms The Best Flowering Shade Tree for Phoenix Jacaranda Tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is one of the most breathtaking flowering trees you can plant in the Phoenix Valley. Known for its spectacular canopy of lavender purple trumpet shaped blooms every spring, this fast growing deciduous tree reaches 2550 feet tall and provides dappled shade through the hottest months. Whether you're creating a stunning street side canopy in

minimal root disruption

In ideal spots with good drainage and regular summer watering

Desert Spoon: a fine silver-blue texture that fills the gravel between specimens and reads beautifully poolside

followed by sweet tropical fruit in fall — all while providing year-round silvery-green foliage that looks elegant in any landscape

and commercial landscapes

Red Yucca: grassy clumps and coral bloom spikes that soften the spiny form and bring in hummingbirds

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Summer (May–Sep): Flowers right through triple-digit heat and reflected heat off walls on very little water

and east Phoenix Valley yards

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triangular leaves are stacked in a tight rosette and covered with bold white horizontal bands that give this plant its "tiger" name