The Boulders Approved Plants
HOA-Approved Plant Guide — Carefree / N. Scottsdale, AZ
The Boulders Approved Plants
Every plant below is officially approved on The Boulders's landscape guidelines and available from Three Timbers. No guesswork. No ACC rejections. Just plants that will get approved and thrive in your Carefree / N. Scottsdale yard.
🚚 Free delivery
on orders $200+ in the Phoenix Valley
on orders $200+ in the Phoenix Valley
🌵 30-day plant warranty
trees, shrubs & flowering plants
trees, shrubs & flowering plants
🏠 Pro installation available
we handle the ACC submittal too
we handle the ACC submittal too
📞 Same-day response
Call or text 612-214-1955
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 The Boulders, this is the only plant list you need.
The Boulders enforces a specific approved plant palette — getting it wrong means rework, fines, or a rejected ACC application. We pulled the official guidelines, extracted every plant, and matched it against our nursery catalog. 243 of The Boulders's approved species are carried by Three Timbers — organized below by the same categories the ACC uses.
Every plant below is clickable with current pricing. Free delivery to Carefree / N. Scottsdale on orders over $200.
About The Boulders’s Approved Plant List
| Community | The Boulders |
| City | Carefree / N. Scottsdale, AZ 85377 (North Scottsdale) |
| Households | ~770 homes across 1,300 acres (353 ac Carefree + 12 ac Scottsdale) |
| Developer | The Boulders Resort — development began 1969 |
| Management | Boulders HOA (BHOA) — self-managed Architectural Review & Control Committee (ARCC) |
| Source document | BHOA Architectural Control Standards, March 2026 — Appendix 6 Approved + Prohibited Plant List. View the source |
| Landscape themes | Three palette zones: Natural Area (indigenous only), Transitional Area (indigenous + compatible), Private Area (broader palette with ARCC approval). |
| Three Timbers carries | 243 of The Boulders’s approved species (54 trees, 59 shrubs, 61 accents, 37 groundcovers/perennials, 32 grasses & vines) |
A note on The Boulders:
Luxury Boulders Resort. All palms, pines, cypress, junipers prohibited if visible above walls. Olive and oleander banned. All cacti species acceptable in Private Areas.
⚠️ Heads up — plants we carry that The Boulders prohibits:
The Boulders's guidelines specifically prohibit: Olive, Oleander, Fountain grass. We carry them for non-HOA gardens — but don't plant them here.
Jump to a Plant Category
- Approved Trees — 54 plants
- Approved Shrubs — 59 plants
- Approved Cacti, Agaves & Accents — 61 plants
- Approved Groundcovers & Perennials — 37 plants
- Approved Vines & Ornamental Grasses — 32 plants
- Planting & watering guide
- Want it installed for you?
Trees (54 approved)
Three Timbers picks — best of trees
New Zealand Cassia, Cassia circinnata (Cassia candoleana)
Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla)
Mexican Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
All cross-HOA approved trees (54 species)
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Starting Price | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Ironwood | Olneya tesota | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Native Mesquite | Prosopis velutina | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Hackberry | Celtis pallida | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Sweet Acacia, Huisache | Acacia farnesiana | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Cooba | Acacia salicina | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Shoestring Acacia | Acacia stenophylla | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Cascalote | Caesalpinia cacalaco | From $316.80 | Shop → |
| Mexican Poinciana | Caesalpinia mexicana | From $17.60 | Shop → |
| Netleaf Hackberry, Palo Blanco, Sugarberry | Celtis reticulata | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Palo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde | Cercidium praecox | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Sugar Sumac | Rhus ovata | From $25.52 | Shop → |
| Chaste Tree, Monk’s Pepper | Vitex agnus castus | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Leather Leaf Acacia | Acacia craspedocarpa | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Yellow Bird of Paradise | Caesalpinia gilliesii | From $6.78 | Shop → |
| Mexican Bird of Paradise | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | From $6.25 | Shop → |
| Texas Olive | Cordia boissieri | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Dwarf Pomegranate | Punica granatum 'Nana' | From $6.51 | Shop → |
| Catclaw Acacia, Devil’s Claw | Acacia greggii | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Blue Palo Verde | Cercidium floridum | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Foothills Palo Verde, Little Leaf Palo Verde | Cercidium microphyllum | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Abyssinian Acacia | Acacia abyssinica | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Mulga Acacia Cavenia | Acacia aneuria | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Vachellia caven | Acacia cavenia | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| White Thom Acacia, Mescat Acacia | Acacia constricta | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Needle Acacia | Acacia ebumia | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Santa Rita Acacia Acacia Pennatula | Acacia millefolia | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Shoestring Acacia | Acacia occidentalis | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Shoestring Acacia | Acacia schaffneri | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Sweet Acacia | Acacia smallii | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| White Bark Acacia | Acacia willardian | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Fern-Leaf Acacia | Acacia pennatula | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| One-seed Juniper | Juniperus monosperma | From $6.51 | Shop → |
| Bird-of-Paradise | Caesalpinia platyloba | From $6.25 | Shop → |
| Copper Bird-of-Paradise | Caesalpinia pumilla | From $6.25 | Shop → |
| Hybrid Palo Verde | Cercidium Desert Museum | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Desert Fern | Lysiloma candida | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Fern-of-the Desert | Lysiloma thornberi | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Apes Earring | Pithecollobium brevefolium | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Texas Ebony | Pithecollobium flexicaule | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Mexican Ebony | Pithecollobium mexicana | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Willow Pittosporum | Pittosporum phylliraeoides | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Eve’s Necklace, Texas Sophora | Sophora affinis | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Fern Acacia, White Ball Acacia | Acacia angustissima | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Tranquility Tree | Caesalpinia paraguariensis | From $6.25 | Shop → |
| New Zealand Cassia, Cassia circinnata | Cassia candoleana | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Gold Medallion Tree | Cassia leptophylla | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Cordia | Cordia parviflora | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Scrub Oak | Quercus turbinella | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Litteleaf Sumac | Rhus microphylla | From $25.52 | Shop → |
| Arizona Sophor | Sophora arizonica | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Texas Mountain Laurel | Sophora secundifolia | From $31.68 | Shop → |
| Schott Acacia | Acacia schottii | From $28.16 | Shop → |
| Lemonade Bush | Rhus trilobata | From $25.52 | Shop → |
Shrubs (59 approved)
Three Timbers picks — best of shrubs
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
Texas Red Salvia (Salvia greggii)
Chuparosa (Justicia californica)
All cross-HOA approved shrubs (59 species)
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Starting Price | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursage | Ambrosia deltoidea | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Fairy duster, False Mesquite | Calliandra eriophylla | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Brittlebush | Encelia farinosa | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Desert Lavender | Hyptis emoryi | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Chuparosa | Justicia californica | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Creosote Bush | Larrea tridentata | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Jojoba | Simmondsia chinensis | From $7.57 | Shop → |
| Blue Hibiscus | Alyogyne huegelii | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Mountain Flame | Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. brevilobus | From $6.78 | Shop → |
| Outback Cassia | Cassia oligophylla | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Firebush | Hamelia patens 'Sierra Red' | From $7.57 | Shop → |
| Cape Plumbago Plumbago | Plumbago auriculata | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Mealy Cup Sage | Salvia farinacea | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Texas Red Salvia | Salvia greggii | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Chaparral Sage | Salvia clevelandii | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Mexican Bush Sage | Salvia leucantha | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Arizona Yellow Bells, Trumpet Bush | Tecoma stans | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Desert Honeysuckle | Anisacanthus thurberi | From $6.78 | Shop → |
| Aguirre™ Turpentine Bush | Ericameria laricifolia 'Aguirre' | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Flattop Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum V. Poliofolium | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Euryops Daisy | Euryops pectinatus 'Viridus' | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Bush Germander | Teucrium fruticans 'Azurea' | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Canyon Ragweed | Ambrosia ambrosioides | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Goldeneye | Viguiera deltoidea | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Indian Mallow | Abutilon incanum | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Indian Mallow | Abutilon pringlei | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Wooly Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac | Buddleja marrubifolia | From $8.71 | Shop → |
| Fairy Duster | Calliandra califomica | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Fairy Duster | Calliandra penninsularis | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Feathery Cassia | Cassia artemisioides | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Texas Cassia | Cassia biflora | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Cassia | Cassia circinnata | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Cassia Leptophylla | Cassia goldmannii | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Green Feathery Cassia | Cassia nemophylla | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Silver Cassia, Cassia purpussiae | Cassia philodinea | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Foothill palo verde | Cassia purpussiae | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Sturts Cassia | Cassia stirtii | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Shrubby Cassia | Cassia wislizeni | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Flat Top Buckwheat Brush, California Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciciulatum | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Firecracker Bush | Justicia candicans | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Desert Honeysuckle | Justicia ghiesbreghtiana | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| All Species | Leucophyllum | From $6.34 | Shop → |
| Goldmann's Senna | Senna goldmannii | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Shrubby Senna | Senna wislizenii | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Solar Flare Esparanza | Tecoma hybrid Solar Flare | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Orange' Bell, Esperanza | Tecoma X 'Orange Jubilee' | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Sparklette Tecoma | Tecoma species | From $6.95 | Shop → |
| Goldeneye | Viguiera tomentosa | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Silver sage, Sagebrush, Sand sage, Sand Sage- | Artemisia filifolia | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Fringed Sage | Artemisia frigida | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Wormwood | Artemisia powis castle | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Flat-topped Buckwheat | Eriogonum inflatum | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Wright Buckwheat | Eriogonum wrightii | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Desert Rose-mallow | Hibiscus coulteri | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Wooly Paperflower | Psilostrophe tagetina | From $19.36 | Shop → |
| Desert Senna | Senna covesii | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Goldeneye | Viguiera parishii (V. Deltoidea) | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Skeleton-Leaf Goldeneye | Viguiera stenoloba | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Buckwheat Sleltonweed | Eriogonum deflexum | From $7.48 | Shop → |
Cacti, Agaves & Architectural Accents (61 approved)
Three Timbers picks — best of cacti, agaves & architectural accents
Evergreen Iris (Dietes vegeta)
Porkbush, Elephants Food (Portulacaria afra minima)
Fortnight Lily (Dietes bicolor)
All cross-HOA approved cacti, agaves & architectural accents (61 species)
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Starting Price | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Cactus, Fishhook Barrel | Ferocactus wislizeni | From $13.20 | Shop → |
| Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens | From $56.32 | Shop → |
| Banana Yucca, Blue Yucca, Datil | Yucca baccata | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Soaptree Yucca, Palmilla, Spanish Bayonet | Yucca elata | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Gopher Plant | Euphorbia rigida | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Giant Hesperaloe | Hesperaloe funifera | From $8.71 | Shop → |
| Coral Yucca | Hesperaloe parviflora | From $7.66 | Shop → |
| Lady Slipper | Pedilanthus macrocarpus | From $12.32 | Shop → |
| Sago Palm | Cycas revoluta | From $49.28 | Shop → |
| Fortnight Lily | Dietes bicolor | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Pencil Bush | Euphorbia tirucalli | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Yellow Flowering Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | From $22.26 | Shop → |
| Brakelights Yucca | Hesperaloe X ""Perfu" | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Senita Cactus | Lophocereus schottii | From $14.08 | Shop → |
| Texas Tuberose | Manfreda maculosa | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Beavertail Prickly Pear | Opuntia basilaris | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Native Prickly Pear | Opuntia engelmannii | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Bunny Ears | Opuntia microdasys | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Silver Dollar Prickly Pear | Opuntia robusta | From $11.44 | Shop → |
| Organ Pipe Cactus | Stenocereus thurberi | From $14.96 | Shop → |
| Joshua Tree | Yucca brevifolia | — | Shop → |
| Pale-leaf Yucca, Pale Yucca | Yucca pallida | From $51.04 | Shop → |
| Porkbush, Elephants Food | Portulacaria afra minima | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Hedgehog Cactus, Strawberry Cactus | Echinocereus englemannii | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Pincushion Cactus, Fishhook Cactus | Mammillaria microcarpa | From $17.60 | Shop → |
| Staghorn Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla Opuntia | Opuntia acanthocarpa | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Chainfruit Cholla, Jumping Cholla | Opuntia fulgida | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Christmas Cholla | Opuntia leptocaulis | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Pricklypear | Opuntia phaeacantha | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Indian Mallow | Abutilon palmeri | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Century Plants, Spanish Bayonets | Agave Species | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Aloe | Aloe Species | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Candellilla | Cleistocactus candellila | From $65.12 | Shop → |
| Bigelow Nolina | Nolina bigelovii | From $22.88 | Shop → |
| Willow-leaf Groundsel | Senecio salignus | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Spanish Bayonet, Soap Weed, Datil | Yucca Species | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Groundsel | Senecio douglasii | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Hildmann's Cereus | Cereus hildmannianus | From $13.20 | Shop → |
| Night Blooming Cereus | Cereus peruvianus | From $13.20 | Shop → |
| Toothless Desert Spoon | Dasylirion longissimum | From $8.18 | Shop → |
| Evergreen Iris | Dietes vegeta | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia myrsinites | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Fire Barrel | Ferocactus acanthodes | From $10.56 | Shop → |
| Adam's Tree | Fouquieria diguetii | From $56.32 | Shop → |
| Tree Ocotillo | Fouquieria formosa | From $56.32 | Shop → |
| Mexican Tree Ocotillo | Fouquieria macdougalii | From $56.32 | Shop → |
| Night-Blooming Hesperaloe Hesperaloe | Hesperaloe nocturna | From $7.66 | Shop → |
| Avent | Manfreda V. 'Silver Leopard' | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Pancake Prickly Pear | Opuntia chlorotica | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Tree Cholla | Opuntia imbricata | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Cane Cholla | Opuntia spinosior | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Purple Prickly Pear | Opuntia violacea v. 'Santa Rita' | From $8.80 | Shop → |
| Mexican Fence Post | Stenocereus marginatus | From $12.32 | Shop → |
| Palma China | Yucca dicipiens | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Buckley's yucca | Yucca constricta | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Faxon Yucca; Spanish-dagger | Yucca faxoniana | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Linear Leaf Yucca | Yucca linearifolia | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Twistleaf yucca, Twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca | Yucca rupicola | From $11.09 | Shop → |
| Blue Nolina | Nolina nelsoni | From $22.88 | Shop → |
| Sacahuista, Bear Grass | Nolina texana | From $22.88 | Shop → |
| Gopher Plant | Euphorbia species | From $8.80 | Shop → |
Groundcovers & Perennials (37 approved)
Three Timbers picks — best of groundcovers & perennials
Bush Lantana (Lantana camara)
Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis)
Sun Gold Gazania (Gazania rigens 'Sun Gold')
All cross-HOA approved groundcovers & perennials (37 species)
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Starting Price | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Marigold | Baileya multiradiata | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Chocolate Flower | Berlandiera lyrata | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Blackfoot Daisy, Desert Daisy | Melampodium leucanthum | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Paperflower, Paper Daisy | Psilostrophe cooperi | From $19.36 | Shop → |
| Native Verbena | Verbena gooddingii | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Bulbine | Bulbine frutescens | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Damianita | Chrysactinia mexicana | From $7.74 | Shop → |
| Gaura | Gaura lindheimeri | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Bush Lantana | Lantana camara | From $5.19 | Shop → |
| Trailing Lantana | Lantana montevidensis | From $5.19 | Shop → |
| Peruvian Verbena | Verbena peruviana | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Sandpaper Verbena | Verbena rigida | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Sun Gold Gazania | Gazania rigens 'Sun Gold' | From $5.28 | Shop → |
| Russian Sage | Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Longin' | From $7.57 | Shop → |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| White Dwarf Ruellia | Ruellia brittoniana 'Blanca' | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Vervain | Verbena (Glandularia) | From $5.98 | Shop → |
| Feather Dalea | Dalea formosa | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Globe Mallow, Desert Mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Indigo Bush | Dalea bicolor | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Gregg Dalea | Dalea pulchra | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Smoke Tree, Smoke Thorn | Dalea spinosa | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Indigo Bush | Dalea wislizeni | From $7.48 | Shop → |
| Mexican Evening Primrose | Oenothera Species | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Beardtongue | Penstemon Species | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| California Ruellia | Ruellia califomica | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Baja Ruellia | Ruellia pernninsularis | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Blue Sage | Salvia chamyoriodes | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Purple Sage | Salvia leucophylla | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Moss Verbena | Verbena pulchella | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Horsetail Eremophila X | Equisetum laevigatum | From $8.71 | Shop → |
| Outback Sunrise Emu | Eremophila glabra 'Mingenew Gold' | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Gaura Pink cloud | Gaura lindhiemieri 'Pink Cloud' | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Cherry Red Sage Salvia | Salvia coccinea | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Salvia | Salvia microphylla | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Raspberry Delight Hybrid Bush Sage | Salvia raspberry delight | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Trident™ Sage | Salvia X Trident | From $5.54 | Shop → |
Vines & Ornamental Grasses (32 approved)
Three Timbers picks — best of vines & ornamental grasses
Quicksilver Salvia (Salvia sp. 'Quicksilver' TM)
Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens 'Regal Mist')
Deer Grass, Regal Mist (Muhlenbergia Species)
All cross-HOA approved vines & ornamental grasses (32 species)
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Starting Price | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Grass, Sacahuista | Nolina microcarpa | From $9.15 | Shop → |
| Coral Fountain | Russelia equisetiformis | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | From $8.71 | Shop → |
| Pine Muhly | Muhlenbergia dubia | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| El Toro™ Muhlenbergia | Muhlenbergia emersleyi El Toro | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens 'Regal Mist' | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Nashville Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigida Nashville | From $7.13 | Shop → |
| Mexican Feather Grass | Nassella tenuissima (Stipa T.) | From $7.57 | Shop → |
| Angelita Daisy Teucrium | Tetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys A.) | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Queen's Wreath | Antigonon leptopus | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| Creeping Fig | Ficus pumila | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| Rancho Viejo Creeper | Parthenocissus sp. Hacienda Creeper | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| Pink Trumpet Vine | Podranea ricasoliana | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| White Lady Bank's Rose | Rosa banksiae 'Alba Plena' | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| Lilac Vine | Hardenbergia comptoniana | From $9.68 | Shop → |
| Deer Grass, Regal Mist | Muhlenbergia Species | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Red Coral Fountain | Russelia X St. Elmo's Fire | From $6.60 | Shop → |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | From $8.71 | Shop → |
| Bat Faced Cuphea | Cuphea llavea | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Bamboo Muhly | Muhlenbergia dumosa | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Pink Flamingo Muhly | Muhlenbergia X 'Pink Flamingo' | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| White Evening Primrose | Oenothera caespitosa | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Mexican Evening Primrose | Oenothera speciosa (O. Berlandiera) | From $6.42 | Shop → |
| Quicksilver Salvia | Salvia sp. 'Quicksilver' TM | From $5.54 | Shop → |
| Scarlet Skullcap | Scutellaria sp 'Starrfire' | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| Lindheimer Senna | Senna lindheimeriana | From $6.16 | Shop → |
| White Rain Lily | Zephyranthes candida | From $6.51 | Shop → |
| Rain Lily | Zephyranthes sulphurea | From $6.51 | Shop → |
| Peach Rain Lily | Zephyranthes X 'Prairie Sunset' | From $6.51 | Shop → |
| Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea species | From $7.66 | Shop → |
| Chinese Trumpet Creeper Campsis | Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm' | From $22.26 | Shop → |
| Pam's Pink Honeysuckle | Lonicera X Americana 'Pam's Pink' | From $7.66 | Shop → |
Planting & Watering Guide for the Phoenix Valley
Best time to plant
- Trees & shrubs: October through March. Avoid June, July, August.
- Cacti, agaves & ocotillo: April through October. They need warm soil to root in.
- Groundcovers & perennials: Spring (Feb–April) or fall (Sep–Nov).
Watering schedule
- Year 1, summer: Every 3–4 days, deep soak.
- Year 1, winter: Every 10–14 days, light watering.
- After year 1, established: Every 10–14 days in summer, every 3–4 weeks in winter. Cacti, agaves, ocotillo need far less.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are all these plants approved at every The Boulders property?
These are the species permitted under The Boulders's current landscape guidelines. Some sub-villages or front-yard-vs-backyard restrictions may apply — always check your specific lot's design package or submit an ACC application before installing.
Does Three Timbers handle the ACC submittal?
Yes — if you use our professional install service, we handle the ACC paperwork, plant list, and submittal for you.
How fast can you deliver to Carefree / N. Scottsdale?
Same-day or next-day for orders received before 1pm. Free delivery on orders $200+ across the Phoenix Valley.
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 time of delivery.
Want your HOA landscape installed for you?
We’re the only Phoenix Valley online nursery with our own install crew
Three Timbers handles design, plant selection from The Boulders's approved palette, ACC submittal paperwork, delivery, and installation — all in one workflow. Same-day quotes. 30-day plant warranty on every install.
Why Phoenix Valley homeowners choose Three Timbers
Three Timbers is the Phoenix Valley's only online nursery with our own delivery and install crew. We carry 820+ desert-adapted species, cross-referenced to every major HOA's approved plant palette — including The Boulders's. Browse the full master HOA plant guide to compare across all Phoenix Valley communities, or call 612-214-1955 for a same-day quote.
