Adolphia californica (California adolphia)

California adolphia, Spineshrub

A rare and endangered shrub that can reach up to three feet high and five feet wide.  Fragrant cream flowers bloom in the spring and summer.  It is semi deciduous in the summer.  This shrub is great for erosion control.

Plant with: Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Lemonadeberry (Rhus integrifolia), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos and Xylococcus species), Ceanothus species, Milkweed(Asclepias species), Giant Wild Rye (Elymus condensatus), Sand Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia), Sagebrush (Artemisia californica), Monkeyflower (Mimulus species), Encelia californica, Woolly Bluecurls(Trichostema lanatum), Buckwheat (Eriogonum species), Heartleaf Keckiella (Keckiella cordifolia), Penstemon species, Salvia species, Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

- Full Sun

- Best in well drained sandy or gravely soil

- Water occasionally

-Drought tolerant

- Attracts bees and butterflies

- Hardy up to 25 degrees

- Native to California