redberry buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall7 to 10 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Redberry buckthorn (Rhamnus crocea) is a shrub for hedges, woodland gardens, and xeriscape plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and its dark green leaves stay on the plant all year. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it. It will not bear berries if it is under stress.
Pairs well with Big berry manzanita, Eastern mojave buckwheat, and California brittlebush.
Native range
AZ, CA, NV, and OR.