Mexican Cliffrose
Purshia mexicana
Mexican cliffrose is a large evergreen shrub of Southwestern uplands with fragrant cream flowers and feathery seed plumes, drought-proof and valuable browse and cover for wildlife.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 5–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ
Related native plants
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