Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Introduced by Roger Raiche at UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall
2 - 3 ft Wide

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

White, Pink

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Deer resistant, Groundcover

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

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

Sunset Zones

5*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17

Thrift Seapink (Armeria maritima), Ceanothus species, Giant Chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii), Woodland Strawberry (Fragraria vesca), Gowen Cypress (Hesperocyparis goveniana), Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa), Alumroot (Heuchera spp.), Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata), Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta), Bishop Pine (Pinus muricata), Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata), Yellow-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum), Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), California Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum), and Redwood Violet (Viola sempervirens).

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