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Garrya flavescens
Also called Ashy Silk Tassel, Silk Tassel Bush, Yellow Leaf Silk Tassel, Ashy Silktassels, Chaparral Silktassel, Yellowleaf Silktassel
Ashy silktassel is a native shrub of the southwestern US and northern Mexico, growing up to about 3 m tall. It thrives in dry, sunny sites with excellent drainage and little water once established.
Garrya flavescens is a species of flowering shrub, known by the common name ashy silktassel.
The plant is native to the southwestern United States, and Baja California, Sonora, and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. It grows in many habitats, including dry forest, desert, and chaparral.
Dwarf silktassel · Chaparral silktassel · Coast Silk Tassel · Garrya fadyenii · Bearbrush · Eggleaf silktassel · Canyon silktassel · Wright's silktassel · Silktassel
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Garrya flavescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
