Thorns

Sun. Evergreen, with a stout, barrel-shaped trunk that immediately sets it apart from the taller Mexican fan palm (a close relative.) Individual leaves have peeling fibers, or [...]

Full sun. A desert fan palm, made most famous by its use on the boulevards of Southern California. It’s much taller and slimmer than the similar California fan palm; but like its cousin, [...]

Full sun. Deciduous. A large, thorny tropical vine with a shrub-like habit, admired for the spectacular red, purple, and fuchsia bracts around its white flowers. With its abundant thorns, it [...]

Partial sun; morning sun is preferred. Nearly evergreen in mild winters, this Mexican verbena can freeze to the ground and quickly rebound after very cold temperatures. Purple flowers appear [...]

Sun or bright shade. The stems and thorns are evergreen; the leaves themselves are tiny and scale-like, appearing only after summer rains. Greenish-white star flowers appear in warm weather, with [...]

Full sun; evergreen, with a large rosette of broad greenish-blue leaves. Although toothless, the leaves carry stiff terminal spines. There is no wild population of the species; it originated from [...]

Full sun to part shade. An attractive small or mid-sized agave, often with variegated leaves. It tolerates moisture fairly well, but not temperatures below 24 degrees; expect some dieback in [...]

Full sun; evergreen; fragrant, medium pink blooms from spring until frost.\r\n\r\nBelinda’s Dream is a fast-growing shrub rose with relatively few disease problems; it has been designated a [...]

Full sun. Evergreen. Considered one of the most attractive small agaves, with short blue leaves, jet-black spines, and a nearly flat-topped rosette allowing easy appreciation of its designer [...]

Full sun to part shade. A very large deciduous shrub or, if unpruned, an ornamental tree with waxy leaves, claw-like thorns and red tubular blooms throughout the warm season. Drought- and heat [...]