Thorns

At least 50% sun. An evergreen, tender tropical succulent with stiff, colorful leaves in a variety of silver, green and burgundy shades. Often grown as a potted plant, they’re hardy in the [...]

Sun; semi-evergreen. An vigorous, climbing antique rose with saucer-sized (5-inch) yellow flowers. It can grow up to twenty feet tall and wide, covering trellises, garden structures and roofs. [...]

Sun; semi-evergreen. Mutabilis is a terrific landscape and shrub rose. Its vigorous habit and size can hide any other imperfections. Very simple \”butterfly\” flowers appear [...]

Full sun. Evergreen. Called the Sweetheart Rose because of its small, picture-perfect flower buds. This climbing polyantha is a nearly thornless repeat bloomer.

Sun or partial shade. Evergreen, with yellow, red or orange flowers generally starting in June, followed by maroon fruits which will keep your mockingbirds busy for months. Prickly pear is a [...]

Sun. Evergreen. Cow’s tongue is a local prickly pear with long pads that reach like long fingers toward the sky: a striking Star Trek form in any rock or cactus garden. \n\nCow’s [...]

Sun or light shade. Evergreen. This tough shrub cactus forms a thicket of small cylindrical stems armed with sharp spines. Yellow blooms appear in August, followed by dramatic displays of red [...]

Full sun or partial shade. A deciduous, herbaceous perennial, with glossy spadelike leaves, striking tubular pink or red flower spikes, and blackish pods bearing poisonous red beans. An [...]

Sun. Semi-evergreen. Coma has little leaves, spiny branchlets, and a small treelike form. The leaves last for a couple of seasons, making it effectively evergreen. Coma can be used for a dense [...]