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Tolerates almost any soil type. Selected for the garden.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

4 - 6 ft Tall
10 - 12 ft Wide

Form

Rounded, spreading

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

White

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.

Maintenance

Prune to shape in late fall or to remove undesired sucker growth

Sunset Zones

7*, 8*, 9*, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24*

Use with other chaparral plants of the central coast such as Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus species, Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya elliptica), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia), Coffee Berry (Frangula spp.), Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea), Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii), and Bluff Lettuce (Dudleya farinosa)

Hummingbirds
Caterpillars
Butterflies