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a little help please?
hey there! so i recently moved to el paso, texas, and our poor little house is in desperate need of some color and beauty on the outside. (el paso has no grass...our front yard is dirt and gravel. yeah.)
unfortunately i am from nashville, which is 100% different from el paso, and i have no idea what kind of plants and flowers can grow here. i really just want to pot a couple of flowering plants and put them by the front door; since it's a rental house, we aren't allowed to actually plant anything in the ground. it's so hot and dry here i don't know what i could plant, besides a cactus (which i hate).
lots of houses in our neighborhood have beautiful rose bushes, but i haven't seen anything in pots! any suggestions or advice from someone in the area or a more experienced gardener?
Re: a little help please?
According to the Sunset climate guide, you're in Sunset Zone 10. For color that isn't a cactus, I'd put some vinca (aka Madagascar Periwinkle) in a container. You could probably also do Lantana in a large container. Both of these did really well for me during the hot TN summer last year. Sunset also has a plant finder (click here) that will allow you to search for plants that do well in your area.
Also, walk around the neighborhood or go to a local nursery to see what plants they have that will do well in your area. Even Home Depot/Lowes sell plants that do well in your area.
Succulents are your friend!
Portulaca and Purslane are both annuals that flower alot. They're low growing, so if you want height you'll have to add something like aloe, agave, or yucca for height.
Sedum comes in a HUGE variety of heights, colors, and textures. As a perennial, its blooming season is short, but its textures are wonderful to add interest to a pot. Plus, they come back every year.
Hens and chicks, jade plant, and ice plant are some other succulents.
Some non-succulent xerics are Mexican Hat (Ratibida), Dahlberg daisy (Thermophylla), creeping zinnia, Silver sage (Artemisia) and Clasping coneflower (Dracopis). These are plants that do well in heat with little watering.
I'm sure if you go to a local garden shop they'll have plenty of things that do well in your climate.