| Common Name |
Arizona Rosewood, Desert Rose |
| Latin Name |
Vauquelinia californica |
| Family / Origin |
Rosaceae / |
| Sunset zone / USDA zone |
10-13 / 7-10 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub or tree / Large shrub, small tree |
| Native Habitat |
Deserts from 2,500 feet to 6,000 feet in Arizona and
Baja California |
| Soil |
Decomposed granite, clay loam, limestone,
low to some organic content, well drained, will grow in grass, does not
mind foot traffic around its base |
| Exposure |
Full or partial sun |
| Water |
Once per month in hot dry weather |
| Height X Width |
Usual 10 feet X 15 feet or
prune to desired size |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, green oleander-like serrated leaved |
| Flowers |
In place of oleander, shrub, hedge, or tree, may be
pruned, cream colored blooms May through July |
| Bark / Roots |
Smooth reddish gray with
horizontal lenticels, later becoming scaly and darker. Twigs
slender, reddish brown with fine gray velvety fuzz covering new growth.
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| Maintenance |
Little unless pruning is desired, grows slowly |
| Propagation |
Seeds, cuttings |
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape Uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, barrier, borders, low
maintenance, hedge, background, parkways, specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Butterfly |
| Nature Value |
Attracts bees, butterflies, and songbirds; browse for
game and livestock |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Comments |
Use in place of oleanders (less water, lower
maintenance, less litter, non-poisonous |
| Links |
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| Images and data: |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Vauquelinia_californica.html |
| Images and data: |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/whites/white73.html |
| Images and data: |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Rosaceae/Vauquelinia_californica.html |
| Images and data: |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauquelinia_californica |
| Images and data: |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/113153/ |
| Images and data: |
http://www.aridzonetrees.com/AZT%20Interactive%20Buttons/Tree%20Index/Cut%20sheets/Vauquelinia/Vauquelinia%20californica.htm |
| Images and data: |
http://wc.pima.edu/Bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/shrubs_arro.htm |
| Images and data: |
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Vauquelinia+californica |
| Images and data: |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=vaca5 |
| Images and data: |
http://www.sagebud.com/arizona-rosewood-vauquelinia-californica/ |
| Images and data: |
http://www.xeriscape-today.com/ids/Vauquelinia_californica.pdf |
| Images and data: |
http://www.delange.org/RosewoodArizona/RosewoodArizona.htm |
| Images and data: |
http://cabezaprieta.org/plant_page.php?id=2133s2137 |
| Images and data: |
http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/07/arizona-rosewood/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/RosewoodArizona/RosewoodArizona.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=647 |
| Images: |
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=286 |
| Distribution map: |
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/vauqcali.pdf |
| Nursery, and data |
http://www.mistymeadowsnursery.com/601.html |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
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