Carpenteria californica - Bush anemone

Bush anemone (Carpenteria californica) is an evergreen shrub endemic to the foothills of Fresno County, California, grown for its fragrant white, anemone-like flowers blooming in June and July.¹ It grows 2-3 m tall and 1-4 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Well drained soil¹

Type

• Shrub¹
• Evergreen¹

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	2-3
Diameter (m)	1-4

Footnotes

1. Carpenteria californica, Bush Anemone | 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 50 seconds ↩