Scientific Name:
Fremontodendron californicum
Pronunciation:
frih-mon-tuh-DEN-drun kal-ih-FORE-nih-kum
Common Name:
fremontia, California flannel bush
Family Name:
Malvaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, leathery, 3 or 5 lobed, up to 10cm long; flowers bright yellow, saucer-shaped, 5 showy petal-like sepals, most 4-6cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Small garden/space, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include F. ‘California Gold’.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse, Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Dark Grey
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
