Plants for the Southwest

A desert plant nursery that sells cactus and succulents from around the world.

Located at 50 E Blacklidge Dr, Tucson, AZ 85705, Plants for the Southwest operates as a garden center serving Tucson in Arizona. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

Garden centers and plant nurseries sell annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, vegetables and houseplants, along with soil, mulch, fertilizer, pots and tools. Independent nurseries often grow part of their own stock and carry varieties that do well in the local climate, while big-box garden departments compete on price for common plants. Wholesale nurseries and growers sell to landscapers and sometimes to the public at volume prices; tree nurseries sell balled-and-burlapped and container trees and can deliver and plant large specimens. Specialty growers focus on bonsai, cactus and succulents, orchids or native plants, and hydroponics stores sell lights, nutrients and systems for growing indoors.

Hours are published for 3 days a week. On most of those days it is open 9 am–5 pm. Note that it does not open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (520) 628-8773. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, plantsforthesouthwest.com.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 151 reviews, which is a strong result for a garden center in Tucson and suggests consistent service.

Tucson is in Arizona, in the Southwest, where the desert climate brings very hot summers, mild sunny winters and the summer monsoon; outdoor businesses shift their hours toward early mornings and evenings in the hottest months. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Tucson follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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