Comments on: 25 Thriving Edible Perennials In My Desert Garden https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/ Helping gardeners succeed, even in tough conditions. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:03:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Angela Judd https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-6967 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:01:06 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-6967 In reply to Leslie Nebeker.

In some parts of Arizona, yes. In the low desert we don’t get cold enough in the winter and we get too hot in the summer for it to grow.

]]> By: Leslie Nebeker https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-6934 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:07:52 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-6934 Can Rhubarb be grown as a perennial in Arizona?

]]> By: Linda truitt https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-6403 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:11:46 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-6403 Number 25 I believe is my plants are growing, wild on my deck.. the football looking is only as big as my thumb nail.. they smell like a cantaloupe… do I have the right plant?

]]> By: Angela Judd https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-5897 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:41:24 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-5897 In reply to Debbie in AZ.

Absolutely. It’s one of the perennial herbs I discuss in this blog post about perennial herbs: https://growinginthegarden.com/10-perennial-herbs-for-hot-summer-climates/

]]> By: Debbie in AZ https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-5896 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:33:29 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-5896 Would organic lemongrass from the grocery store/Asian market work as a perennial in the Phoenix area?

]]> By: Angela Judd https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-5894 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:06:59 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-5894 In reply to Emma Foulkes-Taylor.

Nice! I’ll try keeping lima beans going next time I plant them. Didn’t realize they could go longer. Let me know how the yuccon goes. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Emma Foulkes-Taylor https://growinginthegarden.com/25-thriving-edible-perennials-in-my-desert-garden/#comment-5893 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:51:17 +0000 https://growinginthegarden.com/?p=28109#comment-5893 Great list Angela. I would add lima beans. I’m also experimenting with yuccon in my shaded garden- they’re a bit like Jerusalem artichokes in that you leave some tubers to keep going.

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