Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Red, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish, Wild Garden

 

Accenting Features

n/a

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Parking Strip, Patio, Park, Parking Lot, Swimming Pool, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Erosion Control, Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Dense rounded evergreen shrub grows slowly to 6' x 6'. Red buds are followed by cream clusters flowers in the spring. Small red fruit in the fall is rare in landscape situations. Leathery rich dark green foliage. Accepts full sun or partial shade. Attractive screen or informal hedge. Native to Arizona into Baja California.

Frost tolerant to 10 F. Also try Rhus trilobata.