What is fremontodendron?

fremondodendron is a family of plants in the family of sterculiceae. Some botanists and growers use its synonym, fremontia . Its common name is a flannel shrub referring to its furry texture. Many people receive skin irritation by handling or brushing against the plant. Rod fremondodendron contains only two species, f. Californicum and f. Mexicanum , but gardeners grow many cultivars of these species.

usually large spectacular flowers of plants fremondodendron bloom from late spring to the center of autumn. Flowers of different species and cultivars differ, but generally the flowers are yellow and measure about 2.5 inches (6 cm). They are in the shape of a plate and five-overstated. Flowers can be rounded on tips of petals or ending in long points, depending on the cultivar. Excessive collision or heavy watering usually has adverse effects on plants and often kills them. Plants often thrive in sandy, dry soil with occasional watering, POKUD is an unusually dry summer. In general, growers create a very large bed that is at least 3 feet (1 m) deep in the sand. Most gardeners cut the shoots that have bloomed that year to maintain the shape and size of the shrub. Gardeners who are familiar with bushes flannels will plant them from sidewalks and areas where people could brush against them.

The growers either sow the seeds of the plant on the spring or the root cutouts to promote the plant. Greenwood cuts usually prefer roots in early summer. Polo-zero wood refers to stems that are after spring growth and have become semi-woods. Growers roast these cuttings at the end of summer to early autumn.

Plants

fremondodendron may suffer from root rot. When they are grown in containers, they can die of rotobic stem. Sometimes insects attack plants.

There are many cultivars to choose from. Some of the most recentCalifornia Glory, Ken Taylor and Pacific Sunset are BERE. Each of these plants is resistant in climate, where temperatures rarely fall to 20 ° F (about -7 ° C). Gardeners generally grow these cultivars because growers kept them to produce masses of wax flowers.

Most shrubs fremondodendron grow to 20 feet (about 6 m). Ken Taylor and some other cultivars spread shrubs and can reach only 6 feet (2 m), but spread to about 10 feet (about 3 m) lengths. Gardeners should consider these different growth habits when buying plants for their garden.

If not in flowering, shrubs are generally indescribable. The leaves are evergreen or semi -light, have five to seven lobes and are dark green. They are usually 2 to 4 inches (about 5 to 10 cm) and have soft hair on the underside.