Crossosoma bigelovii      
Rhyolite bush    
Crossosoma Family     

Form: shrub
Seasonality: perennial, evergreen
Size: to 4ft with equal spread
Leaves: green, lance-shaped, to 1in long
Flowers: white, 1in across, five petals, droop downwards, prominent yellow pistils, citrus-like fragrance

Crossosom bigelovii

Fruit: n/a
Stems/Trunks: gray, erect
Range/Origin: canyons and rocky slopes of southwestern US
Hardiness: hardy

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• hedge
• background plant
• fragrance

 

Crossosoma bigelovii flower

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: minimal; okay on natural rainfall except in drought
• Soil: any desert
• Propagation: seed or cuttings
• Maintenance: low to none

 

Research by Master Gardener Toni Moore

NOTES:

aka Desert mock orange, Ragged Rockflower

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