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Carefree Ranch HOA Plants

Scottsdale

Plants from the Carefree Ranch HOA plant list that we carry.

Trees

Argentine King MesquiteArgentine King Mesquite Arizona rosewoodArizona rosewood Blue Palo VerdeBlue Palo Verde Bubbalicious Desert WillowBubbalicious Desert Willow Canyon HackberryCanyon Hackberry Cat Claw AcaciaCat Claw Acacia Chilean Fuente MesquiteChilean Fuente Mesquite Chilean MesquiteChilean Mesquite Cooperi MesquiteCooperi Mesquite Desert WillowDesert Willow Foothill Palo VerdeFoothill Palo Verde IronwoodIronwood Leather Leaf AcaciaLeather Leaf Acacia Mexican Bird of Paradise TreeMexican Bird of Paradise Tree Native MesquiteNative Mesquite Palo BreaPalo Brea Screwbean Mesquite Seedless Chilean Mesquite Sweet Bubba Desert WillowSweet Bubba Desert Willow Texas Honey MesquiteTexas Honey Mesquite Texas Mountain LaurelTexas Mountain Laurel Thornless Texas Honey MesquiteThornless Texas Honey Mesquite White Thorn Acacia

Shrubs

Baja Fairy dusterBaja Fairy duster Bells of FireBells of Fire BursageBursage Chuparosa - OrangeChuparosa - Orange Chuparosa - RedChuparosa - Red CreosoteCreosote Desert Bird of ParadiseDesert Bird of Paradise Desert Honeysuckle Desert LavenderDesert Lavender Fairy dusterFairy duster Feathery CassiaFeathery Cassia Green HopseedGreen Hopseed JojobaJojoba Little Leaf CordiaLittle Leaf Cordia Mexican Bird of ParadiseMexican Bird of Paradise Mexican HoneysuckleMexican Honeysuckle Purple HopseedPurple Hopseed Red Bird of ParadiseRed Bird of Paradise Silvery CassiaSilvery Cassia Sugar BushSugar Bush Turpentine BushTurpentine Bush WolfberryWolfberry Wooly Butterfly BushWooly Butterfly Bush Yellow BellsYellow Bells Yellow Bells StakedYellow Bells Staked Yellow Bird of ParadiseYellow Bird of Paradise

Vines

Arizona Yellow Bells EspalierArizona Yellow Bells Espalier Queen's WreathQueen's Wreath

Ground covers

Low Boy AcaciaLow Boy Acacia Moss VerbenaMoss Verbena Red VerbenaRed Verbena Sandpaper VerbenaSandpaper Verbena Trailing IndigoTrailing Indigo

Perennials

Autumn Sage - Hot PinkAutumn Sage - Hot Pink Autumn Sage - PinkAutumn Sage - Pink Autumn Sage - RedAutumn Sage - Red Blackfoot DaisyBlackfoot Daisy Desert MilkweedDesert Milkweed Desert RuelliaDesert Ruellia Firecracker PenstemonFirecracker Penstemon Flattop BuckwheatFlattop Buckwheat GlobemallowGlobemallow GoldeneyeGoldeneye Mexican Blue SageMexican Blue Sage Parry's PenstemonParry's Penstemon

Grasses

Bear GrassBear Grass Deer GrassDeer Grass

Cacti

Beavertail Prickly PearBeavertail Prickly Pear Engelmann's Prickly PearEngelmann's Prickly Pear Fishhook BarrelFishhook Barrel Golden Barrel BarerootGolden Barrel Bareroot Golden Barrel CactusGolden Barrel Cactus Golden Barrel ClustersGolden Barrel Clusters Jumping ChollaJumping Cholla Native Fire Barrel Bareroot SaguaroSaguaro Teddy Bear ChollaTeddy Bear Cholla

Succulents

Banana YuccaBanana Yucca Brakelights HesperaloeBrakelights Hesperaloe Desert DuskDesert Dusk Desert SpoonDesert Spoon OcotilloOcotillo Red YuccaRed Yucca Soaptree YuccaSoaptree Yucca Yellow YuccaYellow Yucca

Check with your community or HOA. Requirements are subject to change.

List dated 2019 · All communities

About the Carefree Ranch plant list

List date: Revised: July 2019. Checked October 2026. The HOA's own document: Carefree Ranch Owners Association Design Guidelines.

What the list says

  • Plants not on the plant list need written committee approval and must not be on the prohibited list.
  • Native plants only in the natural and transitional areas outside the walls.
  • Any tree or shrub expected to pass 20 feet is prohibited unless the list names it.
  • Disturbed ground must be replanted with at least 50 one gallon native plants per 1,000 square feet.
  • Drip or hand watering is required for desert areas. Spray irrigation only for lawn.
  • Outside the site walls, only native plants marked on the plant list can be planted.
  • Lawns and non-native plants must be kept out of view from streets, common areas and neighbors.
  • Non-native trees or shrubs that grow taller than 20 feet may not be used.

Plants we sell that the list restricts

  • Arizona Cypress: Cypress over 6 feet is prohibited unless approved. Dwarf kinds only by the entry or behind walls.
  • Arizona Sweet Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Bearss Lime: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Cara Cara Navel Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Clementine Mandarin: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Cocktail Citrus: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Desert Broom: Female desert broom is prohibited. Tagged male plants from a nursery are fine.
  • Dwarf Olive: Olive trees are prohibited for pollen and looks.
  • Fruitless Olive Tree: Olive trees are prohibited for pollen and looks.
  • Improved Meyer Lemon: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Italian Cypress: Cypress over 6 feet is prohibited unless approved. Dwarf kinds only by the entry or behind walls.
  • Lisbon Lemon: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Mediterranean Fan Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Mexican Blue Fan Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Mexican Fan Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Mexican Lime: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Minneola Tangelo: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Mondell Pine: Pines over 6 feet are prohibited unless approved. Dwarf kinds only by the entry or behind walls.
  • Moro Blood Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Oroblanco Grapefruit: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Pindo Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Pineapple Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Pink Oleander Shrub: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Pink Oleander Tree: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Purple Fountain Grass: Fountain grass is prohibited as a weed and fire hazard.
  • Pygmy Date Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Queen Palm: Palms taller than 6 feet are prohibited. Dwarf palms under 6 feet only in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Red Oleander Shrub: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Red Oleander Tree: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Rio Red Grapefruit: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Ruby Red Grapefruit: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Sanguinelli Blood Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Sour Orange Tree: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Tangerine: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Thornless Mexican Lime: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Trovita Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Valencia Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Washington Navel Orange: All citrus is prohibited. Dwarf citrus is allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • White Oleander Shrub: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • White Oleander Tree: Oleanders are prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.
  • Yellow Oleander Tree: Thevetia (yellow oleander) is prohibited. Dwarf varieties can be allowed in private gardens behind site walls.