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Stansbury Cliffrose

Purshia stansburiana

Stansbury cliffrose is a fragrant, fragrant-flowered evergreen shrub of the Southwest, smothered in creamy-white blossoms in spring then silvery seed plumes. Drought-proof and key wildlife browse.

Family
Rosaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
6–12 ft
Spacing
5–10 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
April, May, June
Bloom colors
white, cream
Wildlife value
pollinators, mammals
Landscape uses
specimen, hedge or screen
Native states
AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT