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Tamarix ramosissima
Also called Salt Cedar, Odessa Tamarisk, Saltcedar, Tamarisk, Red Tamarisk, Tamarix
Pink Tamarisk is a deciduous, arching shrub or small tree with reddish stems, feathery pale green foliage, and small pink flowers in late summer to early autumn. It is easy to grow in full sun and well-drained, light or sandy soil, and tolerates poor soil. It can be invasive in warmer climates.
Tamarix ramosissima, commonly known as saltcedar salt cedar, or tamarisk, is a deciduous arching shrub with reddish stems, feathery, pale green foliage, and characteristic small pink flowers.
The cultivar 'Pink Cascade' (dark pink flowered) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tamarix ramosissima 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.
