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California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
California Flannel Bush is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 8–18 ft x 6–10 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and very-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and pollinators and stands up well to drought and deer.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 8–18 ft x 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- California and Arizona
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