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Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Selection from Morro Bay in san Luis Obispo County.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

5 - 6 ft Tall
10 - 12 ft Wide

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

White, Pink

Flowering season

Winter

Special uses

Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.
Soil PH: 4.0 - 6.0

Maintenance

Prune to shape in dry weather to prevent infection

Use with other sand-tolerant coastal plants such as Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus auranticus), Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens), Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium), Cliff Buchwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium), Dune Lupine (Lupinus chamissonis), Holly-leaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia), Sage (Salvia spp.), Verbena (Abronia spp.), Beach Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala), Island Morningglory (Calystegia macrostegia), Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia), Seaside Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum staechadifolium), White-flowered Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii), Lupine (Lupinus spp.), and Cardinal Catchfly (Silene laciniata)

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