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Best “No Water” plants in your desert garden during this heat?

Dan_Southwest | Posted in Southwest Gardening on August 7, 2023 01:54pm

What desert plants seem to thrive for you with little or no irrigation, even in a hot season like this one?

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Dan_Southwest | Aug 07, 2023 01:59pm | #1
In my Tucson garden, Palo Blanco (Mariosousa willardiana) trees that are established seem to thrive on natural precipitation alone, also creating light shade that suits many underplantings just fine.

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