Large Shrubs by Genus E-R
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Winter / Fall
Eriogonum giganteum Common Name: St. Catherine's Lace
Family: Malvaceae, (Images)
Type: Small plant 4'h x 5'w
Flowers: February - Spring
Flower Color: White
Likes: Full Sun
Larger shrub. One of the larger buckwheats. Large showy display of white flowers. Reported to be very drought tolerant and hearty on the SJ Valley area.
Fremontodendron "Ken Taylor" Common Name: CA Flannel Bush Hybrid
Family: Malvaceae, (Images)
Type: Small plant 5'h x 7'w
Flowers: February - Spring
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Large showy display of yellow flowers in Spring. Smaller that F californicum - a very good size for most landscaping applications. Fast growing. Needs good drainage - no summer water, especially in heavy soil. Prune to desired shape. Cross between F. californica ssp. decumbens x 'Californica Glory'
Heteromeles arbutifolia Common Name: Toyon
Family: Rosaceae
Type: Large Shrub, 8'h x 5'w
Flowers: April to May
Flower Color: White
Likes: Full Sun
Larger shrub. Extremely drought tolerant - needs no summer irrigation. Very easy to grow - especially if planted in the fall. Flowers early summer with red berry like fruit in winter.
Good hedge plant for screening. Very adaptable to most lower elevation climates.
Great larger shrub hedge or screening plant.
Peritoma arborea Common Name: Bladderpod
Family: Cleomaceae, (Images)
Type: Mid to large shrub, 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Possible year round
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Genus can also be Isomeris or Cleome. Interesting desert plant with unusual fruits. Does not like over watering - keep it arid. Apparently can bloom all months of the year. New to the nursery.
Purshia tridentata Common Name: Antelope Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae, (Images)
Type: Large shrub, 5'h x 5'w
Flowers: Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Found mainly in the Eastern Sierras. Green mounding plant that can be pruned to desired shape. Important browse plant for deer. Needs dry condidtions but can take some irrigation. Can be summer decidious if no water in summer. Comes back in fall with moisture. A common companion during East Sierra camping and backpacking trips - nice to have it part of the landscape. Good as individual or multi-plant mid-lerel border.
Rhamnus (Frangula) californica Common Name: Coffeeberry
Family: Rhamnaceae (Images)
Type: Large Shrub, 6'h x 6'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: Indistinct
Likes: Full to Part Sun
Fast growing evergreen shrub to 6ft+. Deer and frost do not bother. Grow as a tall divider/screen. Prune to desired shape and height. Easy to grow. Frangula is new botanical name. Birds like the berries.
Rhamnus (Frangula) californica "Eve Case" Common Name: Eve Case Coffeeberry
Family: Rhamnaceae (Images)
Type: Large Shrub, 5'h x 5'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: Indistinct, Red Berries
Likes: Full to Part Sun
Selection of Rhamnus (Frangula) CA. Smaller coffeeberry selection. Fast growing evergreen shrub to 5ft. Deer and frost do not bother. Grow as a tall divider/screen. Prune to desired shape and height. Berries feed the birds. Easy to grow.
Romneya coulteri Common Name: Coulter's Matilija Poppy
Family: Papaveraceae (Images)
Type: Large Shrub, 6'h x 8'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: White
Likes: Full sun
Native to S. Calif and Baja. Large showy "poppy" flowers. Spreads by rhizomes. Very attractive landscape plant. Does not need irrigation after established. Summer deciduous.
Rosa californica Common Name: California Wild Rose
Family: Rosaceae (Images)
Type: Large Shrub, 5'h x 5'w
Flowers: April to July
Flower Color: Rose
Likes: Full Sun
Grows throuthout the Sierra foothills and coastal mountains. Can take additional water. Will grow and spread, so benefits from guided pruning. Typically winter decideous.