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Plant of the month: Arizona rosewood | Home & Garden
The Arizona rosewood (Vauquelinia californica) is a great Sonoran desert indigenous alternate to oleander. It is a large evergreen shrub, potentially increasing to 30 ft in height and 10-15 toes in width nevertheless it typically stays under 20 feet tall in our weather. It responds effectively to some pruning and can be utilized as a semi-formal flowering hedge, but do not shear it. The Arizona rosewood is from the rose family. The bouquets are a attractive creamy white and increase in clusters and attract pollinators. The leaves are a deep eco-friendly, and about 4 inches very long, narrow, with serrations alongside the edge. The bouquets turn into smaller brown fruits,…