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Horticultural selection from Garrya elliptica. This large shrub or small tree produces long, showy flower tassels up to 12' in length in winter. Its spectacular flower show, combined with sturdy evergreen foliage and a tolerance of pruning make this a popular landscape specimen. It is ideally suited to the coast, which is its natural environment but will tolerate inland planting, where some light or partial shade is recommended. Plant in well draining soil and add some supplemental water. You should expect a mature height of around 12' and a similar spread in a garden situation in southern California.
Horticultural selection G. elliptica: origin = cuttings (19__) by James Roof, Prairie Creek state Park, Humboldt Co.; intro saratoga Horticultural Foundation. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.
Shrub
8 - 12 ft Tall
6 - 10 ft Wide
Rounded
Moderate
Evergreen
White
Winter
Hedge
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Very Low
Moderate
25
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Tolerates serpentine soil..
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
4*, 5, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19*, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24*
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus species, Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia), Coffee Berry (Frangula spp.), Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea), Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii), and Bluff Lettuce (Dudleya farinosa)
Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant