Botanical Name: Cowania mexicana
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Common Name: Cliffrose  
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Water Saving Tip:

Check the soil's moisture level before watering.

You can reduce your water use 20-50% by regularly checking the soil before watering.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

Yellow, White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey, Red

 

Fruit Color

White

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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This Utah native is a broad-leafed evergreen small to medium shrub, growing 3 to 5 feet tall and wide, though may reach 10 or more feet. Leaves are small, leathery and shiny, and dark green. Flowers are potentilla-like, and creamy white to yellow and appear April thru June. Flowers are followed by little fruits with silvery tails, enjoyed by winter songbirds. The bark is green to reddish-brown when young, becoming black, scaly, and shreddy in age. A good foundation or shrub border plant. Tolerants drought and some shade.