Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
A rare California endemic prized for its fragrant, anemone-like white flowers with golden centers over glossy evergreen leaves. Elegant and surprisingly adaptable.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA