Red Spike Ice Plant Size:3/5 Gallon How to Plant Mexican Bird

How to Plant Mexican Bird of Paradise Tree

Both are iconic Sonoran columnar cacti

Avoid planting in peak summer if possible — the intense heat stresses newly transplanted succulents

Growth is steady but slow through the monsoon

Watering Pink Pearl Bougainvillea in Phoenix

Red Spike Ice Plant Size:3/5 Gallon How to Plant Mexican BirdDrought Tolerant Red Groundcover for Phoenix Sun Red Spike Ice Plant (Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike') is one of the toughest and most colorful groundcover succulents you can plant in the Phoenix Valley. This low growing succulent produces masses of brilliant red, daisy like flowers in late winter and early spring right when your landscape needs color the most. Its finger like succulent leaves stay green year round, creating a dense mat that chokes out