Family: Hydrophyllaceae |
Irrigation: In general most California native plants do not require summer watering even if they look dried up. It can also promote pest and disease problems because of the hot moist soil. Some can tolerate extra watering in fall and spring when there has been little |
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Origin: Native to Central Western Geographic region of California (Jepson Manual, 1993). |
Landscape Value: It is on the California endanger plants list and for that reason is not seen in many landscapes. Does get nice bluish purple head-like inflorescences. |
Life History: Evergreen |
Propagation: No special treatment is needed for seed production, and can be started from bare root cuttings, and hardwood cuttings (http://www.gardenguides.com). It has been hard to propagate at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (Bornstein personal communication, 2007 |
Climate/Zone: No climate listed from Jepson Manual or Western Garden |
Ethnobotanical Value: n/a |
Exposure: Full sun |
Blooming Season: n/a |
Edible Part:
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Fruiting Season: n/a |
Care Instructions:
It does the best in well drained soils of chaparral communities. Likes to be in dry conditions, and only the removal of dead branches periodically. Not much is required for care according to what the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden does (Bornstein personal
