Plant of the Month – August
Jojoba, Goatnut Simmondsia chinensis Plant Form: Evergreen shrub Water Use: Extremely Low Mature Size: 6-8 ft. tall x 8-10 ft. wide Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Time: Winter (Feb), Spring (Mar-May), Summer (June) Native to: California, Arizona, Mexico (between 0 – 4,900 feet) Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Jojoba is a long-lived, slow-growing dense evergreen shrub that is one of our most drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant native plants. Thick, leathery leaves grow upward so that only their edges face the sun during the hottest part of the […]
