Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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The 'Eve Case" horticultural selection of Frangula californica is a specially bred cultivar that provides a manageable and compact shrub. It is limited to a height of three to eight feet and has a smaller width at about 5 feet wide in diameter. This shrub is a good choice of Frangula californica for pots or container hedges due to its smaller size and dense, large leaf foliage. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade or shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.
Horticultural selection F. californica: origin = seedling (1957) from R. californica 'Seaview'; introduced by Saratoga Horticultural Foundation in 1975

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 - 6 ft Tall
4 - 6 ft Wide

Form

Rounded

Growth rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

Green

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Bank stabilization, Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Maintenance

Takes pruning well. Upright forms may be pruned to form a hedge.

Because the species is found in various habitats throughout the state and is tolerant of garden conditions, it can be combined with a wide variety of trees and shrubs.