Or what about Texas Ranger (leucophyllum frutescens)? It will top out at 5' I think, but will certainly handle the heat. It's evergreen and xeric. You might need to prune it every few years.

Cyndi 

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 3:37 PM Cyndi Johnson <c*@gmail.com> wrote:

Oleanders would do, you'd want the dwarf varieties or you'd be pruning too often. Salvia greggii and rosemary also good. Spanish lavender will take those conditions too. How tall do you want your plants?

here in AZ I see a lot of lantana, caesalpinia, euphorbia, spineless opuntia, aloes, and agaves in public places. 

Cyndi 

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:27 PM James Singer <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

If you don’t mind the poisonous aspects, you might consider oleanders—lots of pretty salmons, reds, and pinks; double and single flowers; standard and dwarf selections. They love heat and are planted in the median on parts of US99 that never get irrigated (as near as I can tell). They’re also used as hedges quite a bit in the Palm Springs-Indio area. But they are poisonous. I recall some nitwit planted them as a hedge around an Elk Grove horse pasture, and bub-bye ponies.

Gondwana has always been at war with Laurasia.

On Mar 13, 2017, at 11:58 AM, Judy Browning <5*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Would succulents like Agave, or cacti be a good mix? What about a Rosemary hedge? Small palms? Frangipani? Are there plantings in your area that you admire?

On Mar 12, 2017 6:50 PM, "Theresa" <3*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Hi all-

I need your brains.  I have a section of south-facing fence that need something to grow in front of it.  The bed is probably about 5 ft x 12 ft, with the sidewalk in front of it.  I am in Sacramento- so think lots of sun and heat.  And we have water restrictions....

Ideally I would like something upright that I won't have to prune to keep under control.

I tried a thuja there (Janed Gold) and it hated it.

Ideas?

Theresa