Mexican Flannelbush
Fremontodendron mexicanum
Mexican flannelbush is a rare, fast evergreen shrub blazing with large waxy golden-orange flowers in spring, spectacular and drought-proof on dry, well-drained slopes. Handle leaves with care (irritating hairs).
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA