Bush Anemone, Carpenteria californica

About Bush Anemone (Carpenteria californica) 62 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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The sole species in the genus Carpenteria in the Hydrangea family, is an evergreen shrub native to California. It is closely related to the genus mock-orange genus. Common names include Tree-anemone and Bush-anemone. It is a rare species, endemic to only seven sites in Fresno and Madera Counties, where it grows in chaparral between 340-1340 meter altitude between the San Joaquin and King rivers. It is well adapted to wildfire, reproducing by stump sprouts after burning; natural seedlings are rare. In June or July it will produce attractive white anemone shaped flowers. It has a somewhat floppy habit and may benefit from being planted in a grouping rather than singly. It produces suckers which are good if you want it to spread, or need to be controlled if you don't

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

6 - 10 ft tall
10 ft wide

Form

Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth Rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Evergreen

Fragrance

Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Flowering Season

Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported

Insects, especially bees and butterflies
Butterfly gardens

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

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Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture

Low, Moderate - High,

Summer Irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Nurseries

Carried by 62

Ease of Care

Very Easy

Cold Tolerance

Tolerates cold to 10° F

Soil Drainage

Medium

Soil Description

Tolerates a variety of soils but prefers faster draining soils such as decomposed granite. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Common uses

Hedges, Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants

Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita), Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida), Spice Bush (Calycanthus occidentalis), Pinemat (Ceanothus diversifolius) or other Ceanothus species, Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizeni), California blackberry (Rubus ursinus), Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea), California Wild Grape (Vitis californica), and Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica).

Maintenance

Susceptible to aphids. Resistant to oak root fungus.. Prune as need to eliminate floppy branches

Propagation?

Seed or cuttings. For propagating by seed: No treatment. Sow thinly. Seedlings damp-off readily.

Natural Setting

Site Type

Chaparral or woodland along streambanks, gullies, moist soils, wooded slopes of the foothills of the Sierras.

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 22.2" - 40.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.36" - 1.18", Coldest Month: 40.8" - 49.7", Hottest Month: 62.5" - 76.7", Humidity: 2.19" - 24.67", Elevation: 948" - 5625"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Tree Anemone, Tree-anemone

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

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