tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall8 to 13 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima) is a shrub for hedges, low maintenance gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches 10 to 15 feet tall with pink flowers that bees visit. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Ornamental onion, Little bluestem, and New England aster.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 6 more places. See all 10
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, East Aegean Is., Kirgizstan, Krym, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, and Xinjiang.