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    Colletia hystrix

    Also Known As

    • Crucifixion Thorn

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 4'-6'
    • W: 4'-6'

    planting zones

    • 8a-10b

    Colletia hystrix plant details

    Colletia hystrix is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with blue and green foliage. In fall white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Colletia hystrix

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: rhamnaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue and green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in fall
    Uses: fragrant, spiky

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Colletia hystrix

    USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: occasional
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A very prickly shrub, as one of its common names, crucifixion thorn suggests, but also striking with its tiny, inconspicuous, deciduous leaves on gray-green, rounded spine-tipped stems that do most of photosynthesis. Produces abundant, tiny, scented, tubular, white flowers in late summer-autumn. Slowly to 4-6 ft tall and wide, (larger over a long time but clippers can be used) in full sun and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant but accepting of summer water. Frost hardy to 10° F, USDA zones 8.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Colletia hystrix plant

    How to Grow Colletia hystrix

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Flower Season

      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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