Chaste/Vitex TreePhoenix's Best Drought Tolerant Purple Flowering Tree Chaste Tree Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus castus) is the premier drought tolerant flowering tree for the Phoenix Valley. This stunning multi trunk tree produces massive spikes of lavender, purple, blue, and white blooms all summer long from May through September making it the most cold hardy and water wise flowering tree available for Arizona landscapes. It grows 35 feet per year and reaches 1520 feet

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Desert Spoon: a silvery native accent that softens the bold rosette with fine texture

adding pads fast and handling 110°F-plus heat and reflected warmth with ease

Plant it as a solo focal point or in widely spaced groups so each rosette can arch out fully:

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or Arizona caliche soils

Whether you're adding a citrus tree to a Scottsdale backyard

Few sights in the Phoenix landscape rival a mature Barbara Karst in full bloom cascading over a pergola or arched gate

Space trees 12–15 feet apart for full-size specimens

perfect for smaller Phoenix yards where Sour Orange's size may be too large

8 to 10 ft apart Resort-style massing in a large open bed Keep at least 8 to 10 feet from walls and structures so the canopy can spread