Silverleaf Approved Plants

HOA-Approved Plant Guide — Scottsdale, AZ

Silverleaf Approved Plants

Every plant below is officially approved by Silverleaf at DC Ranch and available from Three Timbers. No guesswork. No ACC rejections. Just plants that will get approved and thrive in your Scottsdale yard.

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on orders $150+ in the Phoenix Valley
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trees, shrubs & flowering plants
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Call or text 612-214-1955
Seeing “Sold out” on a plant you want? Our inventory rotates weekly — most species are back within days. Text or call us at 612-214-1955 and we’ll let you know exactly when it’ll be back.

If you live in Silverleaf, this is the only plant list you need.

Silverleaf is the luxury custom-home village within DC Ranch. Its plant palette is curated for the high-end Sonoran aesthetic.

We pulled Silverleaf at DC Ranch's approved plant list and matched it against our nursery catalog. 141 of Silverleaf at DC Ranch's approved species are carried by Three Timbers — organized below by category. Every plant is clickable, current pricing visible, all backed by our 30-day plant warranty (where applicable).

About Silverleaf at DC Ranch’s Approved Plant List

Community Silverleaf at DC Ranch (luxury sub-village of DC Ranch)
City Scottsdale, Arizona (North Scottsdale)
Developer DMB Associates
Source document Silverleaf Horseshoe Canyon / Upper Canyon Plant Palette (PDF on dcranch.com)
Plant zones Horseshoe Canyon · Upper Canyon · Arcadia · Silverleaf Parks (each parcel is assigned one)
Three Timbers carries 141 of Silverleaf at DC Ranch's approved species (18 trees, 54 shrubs, 42 cacti, agaves & architectural accents, 27 grasses & vines)

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Approved Trees (18)

Trees anchor every Phoenix Valley landscape. Below are the Silverleaf-approved trees Three Timbers carries.

Three Timbers picks — best of Silverleaf's trees

Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis Ebano)
Texas Ebony — the long-game tree. Slow but ironclad evergreen with a tight, sculpted canopy.
Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia Florida)
Blue Palo Verde — Arizona's state tree. Yellow spring blooms, virtually no water once established.
Ironwood (Olneya Tesota)
Ironwood — the most drought-tolerant shade tree in the Sonoran Desert.

Full Silverleaf-approved trees

Common Name Botanical Name Starting Price Shop
Mulga Acacia Aneura From $31.68 Shop →
Cascalote Caesalpinia Cacalaco From $316.80 Shop →
Mexican Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia Mexicana From $17.60 Shop →
Desert Willow Chilopsis Linearis From $28.16 Shop →
Anacahuita Cordia Boissieri From $28.16 Shop →
Texas Mountain Laurel Dermatophyllum Secundiflorum From $31.68 Shop →
Texas Ebony Ebenopsis Ebano From $31.68 Shop →
Littleleaf Ash Fraxinus Greggii From $34.85 Shop →
Ironwood Olneya Tesota From $31.68 Shop →
Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia Florida From $28.16 Shop →
Foothills Palo Verde Parkinsonia Microphylla From $28.16 Shop →
Argentine Mesquite Prosopis Alba From $96.80 Shop →
Chilean Mesquite Prosopis Chilensis From $36.96 Shop →
Texas Honey Mesquite Prosopis Glandulosa From $28.16 Shop →
Screwbean Mesquite Prosopis Pubescens From $86.24 Shop →
Velvet Mesquite Prosopis Velutina From $28.16 Shop →
Catclaw Acacia Senegalia Greggii From $8.98 Shop →
Sweet Acacia Vachellia Farnesiana From $28.16 Shop →

Approved Shrubs (54)

Shrubs do the heavy lifting in Silverleaf yards. Three Timbers carries 54 approved shrubs.

Three Timbers picks — best of Silverleaf's shrubs

Texas Sage (Leucophyllum Frutescens)
Texas Sage — silver foliage, purple monsoon blooms, the West Valley's most reliable mid-height shrub.
Hopseed Bush (Dodonaea Viscosa)
Green Hopseed — the #1 privacy hedge plant. Grows 2–3 ft/year, evergreen, non-invasive roots.
Red Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia Pulcherrima)
Red Bird of Paradise — fast-growing summer color.

Full Silverleaf-approved shrubs

Common Name Botanical Name Starting Price Shop
Leatherleaf Acacia Acacia Craspedocarpa From $31.68 Shop →
Blue Hibiscus Alyogyne Huegelii From $6.95 Shop →
Mountain Flame Anisacanthus Quadrifidus From $6.78 Shop →
Desert Honeysuckle Anisacanthus Thurberi From $6.78 Shop →
Pineleaf Milkweed Asclepias Linaria From $7.92 Shop →
Bulbine Bulbine Frutescens From $5.98 Shop →
Desert Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia Gilliesii From $6.78 Shop →
Red Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia Pulcherrima From $6.25 Shop →
Baja Red Fairy Duster Calliandra Californica From $7.48 Shop →
Fairy Duster Calliandra Eriophylla From $7.48 Shop →
Outback Cassia Cassia Oligophylla From $6.16 Shop →
Desert Hackberry Celtis Pallida From $28.16 Shop →
Damianita Chrysactinia Mexicana From $7.74 Shop →
Small Leaf Cordia Cordia Parvifolia From $7.48 Shop →
Sierra Negra Dalea Dalea Frutescens From $7.48 Shop →
Hopseed Bush Dodonaea Viscosa From $5.54 Shop →
Brittlebush Encelia Farinosa From $5.54 Shop →
Turpentine Bush Ericameria Laricifolia From $7.13 Shop →
Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum Fasciculatum From $7.48 Shop →
Golden Euryops Euryops Pectinatus From $5.98 Shop →
Pineapple Guava Feijoa Sellowiana From $7.48 Shop →
Gaura Gaura Lindheimeri From $5.54 Shop →
Firebush Hamelia Patens From $7.57 Shop →
Desert Lavender Hyptis Emoryi From $6.60 Shop →
Chuparosa Justicia Californica From $5.98 Shop →
Bush Lantana Lantana Camara From $5.19 Shop →
Creosote Bush Larrea Tridentata From $10.56 Shop →
Thunder Cloud Sage Leucophyllum Candidum From $19.80 Shop →
Texas Sage Leucophyllum Frutescens From $6.34 Shop →
Rio Bravo Sage Leucophyllum Langmaniae From $6.34 Shop →
Sierra Bouquet Sage Leucophyllum Pruinosum From $17.42 Shop →
Blue Ranger Leucophyllum Zygophyllum From $6.34 Shop →
Regal Mist Muhley Muhlenbergia Capillaris From $6.16 Shop →
Bull Grass Muhlenbergia Emersleyi From $7.13 Shop →
Autumn Glow Muhley Muhlenbergia Lindheimeri From $6.16 Shop →
Deer Grass Muhlenbergia Rigens From $6.16 Shop →
Nashville Grass Muhlenbergia Rigida From $7.13 Shop →
Twisted Myrtle Myrtus Communis From $6.16 Shop →
Heavenly Bamboo Nandina Domestica From $7.57 Shop →
Japanese Mock Orange Pittosporum Tobira From $7.13 Shop →
Cape Plumbago Plumbago Auriculata From $6.16 Shop →
Cooper's Paperflower Psilostrophe Cooperi From $19.36 Shop →
Dwarf Pomegranate Punica Granatum From $6.51 Shop →
Sugar Bush Rhus Ovata From $25.52 Shop →
Rosemary Rosmarinus Officinalis From $6.16 Shop →
Ruellia Ruellia Brittoniana From $6.16 Shop →
Baja Ruellia Ruellia Peninsularis From $6.60 Shop →
Chaparral Sage Salvia Clevelandii From $6.60 Shop →
Mealy-Cup Sage Salvia Farinacea From $6.60 Shop →
Autumn Sage Salvia Greggii From $5.54 Shop →
Mexican Bush Sage Salvia Leucantha From $6.16 Shop →
Jojoba Simmondsia Chinensis From $7.57 Shop →
Bird of Paradise Strelitzia Reginae From $10.56 Shop →
Yellow Bells Tecoma Stans From $6.95 Shop →

Approved Cacti, Agaves & Architectural Accents (42)

Cacti, agaves, and architectural accents are the personality plants. Three Timbers stocks 42 of Silverleaf's approved accents.

Three Timbers picks — best of Silverleaf's cacti, agaves & architectural accents

Century Plant (Agave Americana)
Century Plant — iconic 4–6 ft blue-gray agave. Single-specimen statement plant.
Desert Spoon (Dasylirion Wheeleri)
Desert Spoon — Arizona native, blue-gray sunburst form, no spines, holds shape for decades.
Saguaro (Carnegiea Gigantea)
Saguaro — the king of the Sonoran Desert.

Full Silverleaf-approved cacti, agaves & architectural accents

Common Name Botanical Name Starting Price Shop
Century Plant Agave Americana From $9.68 Shop →
Cowshorn Agave Agave Bovicornuta From $13.20 Shop →
Agave Agave Desmettiana From $9.24 Shop →
NCN Agave Macroacantha From $11.44 Shop →
Hohokam Agave Agave Murpheyi From $9.24 Shop →
Agave Agave Ocahui From $14.96 Shop →
Parry's Agave Agave Parryi From $9.24 Shop →
NCN Agave Potatorum From $14.96 Shop →
Smooth-Leaf Agave Agave Weberi From $52.80 Shop →
Cape Aloe Aloe Ferox From $9.68 Shop →
Coral Aloe Aloe Striata From $8.80 Shop →
Desert Milkweed Asclepias Subulata From $8.36 Shop →
Saguaro Carnegiea Gigantea From $0.00 Shop →
Sago Palm Cycas Revoluta From $49.28 Shop →
Green Desert Spoon Dasylirion Acrotriche From $10.30 Shop →
Desert Spoon Dasylirion Wheeleri From $8.18 Shop →
Fortnight Lily Dietes Bicolor From $7.13 Shop →
Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus Grusonii From $13.20 Shop →
Candelilla Euphorbia Antisyphilitica From $10.56 Shop →
Gopher Plant Euphorbia Rigida From $8.80 Shop →
Pencil Bush Euphorbia Tirucalli From $8.80 Shop →
Ocotillo Fouquieria Splendens From $56.32 Shop →
Coahuilan Hesperaloe Hesperaloe Funifera From $8.71 Shop →
Red Hesperaloe Hesperaloe Parviflora From $7.66 Shop →
Senita Cactus Lophocereus Schottii From $14.08 Shop →
Beargrass Nolina Microcarpa From $9.15 Shop →
Beavertail Prickly Pear Opuntia Basilaris From $8.80 Shop →
Engelmann's Prickly Pear Opuntia Engelmannii From $8.80 Shop →
Indian Fig Prickly Pear Opuntia Ficus-Indica From $8.80 Shop →
Bunny Ears Opuntia Microdasys From $8.80 Shop →
Prickly Pear Opuntia Robusta From $11.44 Shop →
Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia Santa-Rita From $8.80 Shop →
Organ Pipe Cactus Stenocereus Thurberi From $14.96 Shop →
Spanish Bayonet Yucca Aloifolia From $11.09 Shop →
Banana Yucca Yucca Baccata From $11.09 Shop →
Joshua Tree Yucca Brevifolia From $0.00 Shop →
Soaptree Yucca Yucca Elata From $11.09 Shop →
Spanish Dagger Yucca Gloriosa From $13.20 Shop →
NCN Yucca Pallida From $51.04 Shop →
Curveleaf Yucca Yucca Recurvifolia From $11.09 Shop →
Blue Yucca Yucca Rigida From $11.09 Shop →
Beaked Yucca Yucca Rostrata From $11.09 Shop →

Approved Grasses & Vines (27)

Vines cover walls and fences; ornamental grasses add movement. 27 approved options below.

Three Timbers picks — best of Silverleaf's grasses & vines

White Lady Bank's Rose (Rosa Banksiae)
Lady Banks Rose — vigorous evergreen climbing rose.
Yellow Flowering Jessamine (Gelsemium Sempervirens)
Carolina Jessamine — yellow trumpet blooms in late winter, evergreen.

Full Silverleaf-approved grasses & vines

Common Name Botanical Name Starting Price Shop
Queen's Wreath Antigonon Leptopus From $9.68 Shop →
Asparagus Fern Asparagus Densiflorus From $7.48 Shop →
Desert Marigold Baileya Multiradiata From $7.13 Shop →
Chocolate Flower Berlandiera Lyrata From $6.16 Shop →
Common Trumpetcreeper Campsis Radicans From $22.26 Shop →
Sierra Gold Dalea Dalea Capitata From $7.48 Shop →
Creeping Fig Ficus Pumila From $9.68 Shop →
Gazania Gazania Rigens From $5.28 Shop →
Yellow Flowering Jessamine Gelsemium Sempervirens From $22.26 Shop →
Trailing Purple Lantana Lantana Montevidensis From $5.19 Shop →
Lilyturf Liriope Muscari From $6.16 Shop →
Cat's Claw Vine Macfadyena Unguis-Cati From $9.68 Shop →
Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium Leucanthum From $6.60 Shop →
Mexican Evening Primrose Oenothera Berlandieri From $6.60 Shop →
Rock Penstemon Penstemon Baccharifolius From $18.92 Shop →
Firecracker Penstemon Penstemon Eatonii From $6.16 Shop →
Parry's Penstemon Penstemon Parryi From $6.16 Shop →
Desert Penstemon Penstemon Pseudospectabilis From $18.92 Shop →
Pink Trumpet Vine Podranea Ricasoliana From $9.68 Shop →
Elephant Food Portulacaria Afra From $6.60 Shop →
White Lady Bank's Rose Rosa Banksiae From $9.68 Shop →
Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum Asiaticum From $6.51 Shop →
Society Garlic Tulbaghia Violacea From $6.16 Shop →
Goodding's Verbena Verbena Gooddingii From $6.42 Shop →
Peruvian Verbena Verbena Peruviana From $5.98 Shop →
Sandpaper Verbena Verbena Rigida From $6.42 Shop →
Vinca Vinca Major From $5.72 Shop →

Planting & Watering Guide for Scottsdale Yards

Best time to plant

Fall (October–November) is the ideal planting window. Soil is still warm for fast root development; air temperatures have dropped enough to reduce transplant stress. Fall-planted trees and shrubs get a 6–8 month root head start before their first summer.

Spring (February–April) is the second window. Plants won’t be as established when 110°F+ days arrive, so water aggressively.

Summer planting is high-risk for trees and large shrubs. Hardy desert accents (agave, yucca, cactus) can go in any time of year.

Watering schedule

  • Weeks 1–2 after planting: Every 1–2 days, deep and slow (20–30 minutes per drip emitter)
  • Months 1–3: Every 3–5 days
  • Months 4–12: Every 7–10 days during cool months, every 4–6 days during summer peak
  • After year 1, established: Every 10–14 days in summer, every 3–4 weeks in winter. Cacti, agaves, and ocotillo need far less.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Three Timbers handle the Silverleaf ACC submittal for me?

Yes — if you book installation through us, we put together your plant list, prepare a basic site sketch, and submit it for ACC approval on your behalf. Book a free consultation.

What if a plant I want isn’t on Silverleaf’s approved list?

Don’t plant it in your front yard. The ACC will require its removal. Most "unapproved" plants have an approved substitute — ask us.

How fast can you deliver?

We deliver across the Phoenix Valley Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Free delivery on orders over $150.

What’s included in the 30-day warranty?

Every tree, shrub, and flowering plant comes with a 30-day replacement guarantee. Cacti, agaves, aloes, ocotillo, and similar slow-growing succulents are warranted only at the time of delivery.

What if a plant is listed as “sold out”?

Our inventory rotates weekly. Text or call 612-214-1955 and we’ll tell you exactly when it’ll be back — or suggest the closest in-stock substitute.

Want your Silverleaf landscape installed for you?

We’re the only Phoenix Valley online nursery with our own install crew

Three Timbers Landscape Services handles everything from a single tree install to a complete front-yard rebuild. We pull your Silverleaf at DC Ranch guidelines, build the plant list, prep your ACC submittal, and install — usually within 2–3 weeks of your free consultation.

Most Silverleaf front-yard installs come in between $2,500 and $8,000 depending on lot size and tree count.

Book Your Free Silverleaf Consultation →

Why Silverleaf homeowners choose Three Timbers

  • We did the homework. Every plant on this page has been cross-referenced against Silverleaf at DC Ranch’s official approved plant list.
  • Same-day response. Call or text 612-214-1955.
  • Free delivery. Every order over $150 ships free.
  • 30-day plant warranty. The only Phoenix online nursery that backs trees and shrubs with a real 30-day replacement guarantee.
  • Real Phoenix Valley landscape pros. Three Timbers Landscape Services is a local install team.

Plant pricing and availability current as of the date of publication; click through to any plant for the latest size options and price.