California Snowbell

Styrax redivivus

California snowbell (drug snowbell) is a chaparral and foothill shrub that hangs fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers along its branches in spring, drought-tolerant for dry, sunny California gardens.

Family: Styracaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 6–12 ft
Spacing: 6–12 ft apart
Light: sun, part shade
Soil moisture: dry, moist
Soil pH: acidic, neutral
Bloom: April, May, June
Bloom colors: white
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: specimen, hedge or screen
Native states: CA