Wooly Butterfly BushArizona's Toughest Native Butterfly & Pollinator Shrub Wooly Butterfly Bush (Buddleja marrubiifolia) is one of the most drought tolerant native flowering shrubs you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. Its fuzzy silver green foliage and round clusters of orange to golden yellow flowers attract butterflies, bees, and beneficial insects nonstop from spring through fall. This Chihuahuan Desert native laughs at triple digit heat, reflected walls, and extended

Cover in colder pockets

moving outward as the canopy grows

Queen Victoria Agave — A compact geometric rosette that accents Totem Pole's vertical lines perfectly

north entries

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Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) lives up to its name — no plant attracts more butterflies to a Phoenix garden

Does Wooly Butterfly Bush attract butterflies

Gravel mulch — 2–3 inches of decomposed granite or gravel around the base

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Established plants need very little supplemental water — overwatering is the biggest risk

Red Yucca: Low-water accent whose coral spikes echo the red flowers and feed hummingbirds

and bold scale make it one of the most cost-effective landscape plants for commercial