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California Flannel Bush

Scientific Name: Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville
Family: Sterculiaceae

Frementodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 7-24
USDA: 8-10

Sun Exposure: Full sun to part sun

Origin: California coast

Growth Habits: Shrub or tree, slow growing 6 to 20 feet tall (1.8 to 6 m.), up to 14 feet in spread (4.2 m.), dark green leaves, with a lighter underside

Flowers: Yellow flowers, up to 2 inches wide (5 cm.), in early spring to late spring

Watering Needs: Little water

Propagation: Seeds in spring, cuttings in winter

Frementodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Frementodendron 'Ken Taylor' is a hybrid, only 5 feet tall (1.5 m) but spreading more, with some orange in the flowers.

California Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron californicum), U.S.D.A. Forest Service Collection, Courtesy of the Hunt Institute

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