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Schoepfia californica, the California schoepfia, is a large shrub to small tree from the Baja California peninsula, grown mainly for its turquoise leaves in dry, sunny gardens. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil, and only occasional water once established.
Schoepfia californica is a species of flowering plant in the Schoepfiaceae commonly known as the California schoepfia, iguajil, and candelillo. It is a large shrub or small tree with grayish bark, smooth turquoise-colored leaves, and small red flowers. It is endemic to the Baja California peninsula, and is commonly found in desert flats, slopes, and washes in an area from the Bahia de Los Angeles to the Cape region at the tip of the peninsula.
This species is endemic to the Baja California peninsula. It is distributed from the region near Santa Rosalillita and Bahia de Los Angeles in southern Baja California state south to the end of the peninsula, the Cape region of Baja California Sur. It is usually found growing in desert flats, slopes, and washes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoepfia californica 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.
