Welcome to California Horticulture

Hi there!

So, this is my first attempt at blogging. For some reason it feels like writing the annual, dreaded Christmas newsletter. The one that makes your friends groan upon receipt or laugh behind your back.

A little different, the blog will share information that I have gathered from the horticulture courses that I have taken and places that I have visited.

Concurrently, this blog might be used as my class project -- a photo journal of plants and places observed during field trips.

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Warty Stem

BOTANICAL NAME: CEANOTHUS verrucosus

COMMON NAME: Warty Stem

FAMILY: Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae)

PLANT TYPE: Evergreen shrub

LIGHT: Sun-part shade

BLOOM: mid winter- early summer

COLOR: white

HABITAT: dry ridges, foothills and chaparral areas

COMMENTS: These shrubs have low water use. They have bumpy, rough stipules where the leaves connect to the stem, giving the stems a warty appearance. The stalk stays on the stem for years and becomes corky in appearance. A benefit is that they fix the nitrogen in the soil.

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