flowering ash
Fraxinus ornus
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 50 feet tall40 to 50 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Attracts
Notes
Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus) is a tree. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is drought tolerant and fragrant. Deer tend to pass it by. Birds also visit it.
Pairs well with Chinese pistache, May Night salvia, and Fountain grass.