Red Hybrid ArgentinePhoenix's Most Stunning Blooming Cactus Vibrant Red Flowers All Season The Red Hybrid Argentine (Echinopsis hybrid) is one of the most spectacular flowering cacti you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. Bred from South American Echinopsis species for maximum flower size and color intensity, this hybrid produces enormous red blooms that can reach 6 inches across. It thrives in full sun, laughs at triple digit heat, and barely needs water once established.

intensely fragrant (classic citrus blossom scent) Bloom Season Spring–Summer (February–June)

and alkaline caliche soil once the planting hole drains

Is Organ Pipe Cactus frost tolerant

Firecracker Bush (Hamelia patens) — A hummingbird-magnet shrub with orange-red tubular flowers that complements Canna's bold foliage in a wildlife-friendly tropical border

Blue Glow Agave — A stunning solitary rosette with blue-green leaves edged in red

Informal grove: plant 3 or 5 in an odd-numbered cluster 12 to 15 feet on center

rich green leaf color creates a polished backdrop that complements contemporary

This elegant

then leafs out again in spring

The dense growth suppresses weeds and stabilizes soil on hillsides throughout Gilbert

Summer (May to Sep): Color intensifies in full sun and the plant shrugs off reflected heat

Not a fit if you have young children or pets who might chew foliage