Botanical Name: Carpenteria californica
Common Name: Bush anenome, Tree anenome
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a rather irregularly constructed plant, with ascending and spreading slender branches, forming a loosely rounded canopy; some plants are upright, others somewhat sprawling; branchlets opposite
Height 3' - 6' (8')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in partial shade; tolerates full sun near coast; requires shade at inland locations
Soil requires well-draining locations
Hardiness hardy (zones 5-9, 14-24): prefers cool locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, oblong - lanceolate; 2"-5" long, dark green and shiny above, somewhat grayish-white beneath; margins slightly revolute and sometimes toothed
Flowers white, very showy, 2"-3" wide, with many yellow stamens in center; May - August
Fruit a small leathery capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, softwood cuttings or root cuttings
 
Usage:
a medium-large filler or background mass; excellent for colorful flower display in somewhat shaded locations; useful for slope stabilization (on shaded slopes); informal hedging or low screen under trees
 
Landscape Care:
Watering is tolerant of regular watering - very drought-tolerant after establishment; lightly compost the soil when planting
Fertilizing little is needed after established
Pruning selectively head back after blooming period to control size and promote more uniform growth
Pests/Diseases aphids and mealybugs on new foliage in late spring
Special Conditions/Other resistant to oak root fungus
 
Origin: Western Sierra Nevada foothills/Central California
Family: Saxifragaceae

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