Camissonia cheiranthifolia - Beach evening primrose

Beach evening primrose (Camissonia cheiranthifolia) is a perennial of coastal sand dunes from Santa Barbara north into Oregon, with limited use beyond stabilizing dunes or serving as a temporary cover in beach sand.¹ It grows 0.1-0.6 m tall and 0.5-1 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Herb¹
• Perennial¹
• Evergreen¹

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Ground cover¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.1-0.6
Diameter (m)	0.5-1

Footnotes

1. Camissonia cheiranthifolia var. cheiranthifolia, Beach Evening Primrose | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩