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Tree Anemone

Carpenteria californica

A shrub for the shelter of a warm wall, and best left alone once it has settled in.

Light Full sun with the shelter of a wall behind it.
Water Moderate water, and drainage it can rely on.
Height 2.5 m
Spread 6 ft 7 in
Spacing 200 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
6 ft 7 in
In-row spacing
6 ft 7 in
Between rows
8 ft 2 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Shrub · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun with the shelter of a wall behind it.
Watering
Moderate water, and drainage it can rely on.
Feeding
Rose & flower
Frost tolerant
Yes
Flowering
June
Pruning
A light tidy once the flowers are over is all it needs.

Through the year

  • Apr–Jun Bud Break
  • Jun–Aug Flowering
  • Aug–Dec Growing
  • Jan–Apr Growing

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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