Fremontodendron 'California Glory'
Flannel bush, California beauty, Fremontia
Also known as Fremontodendron californicum 'California Glory'
- Height × spread
- 6m × 4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
These lovely shrubs delight with their large rounded lemon yellow flowers, freely borne for weeks in late spring and summer. This cultivar is reputed to be more hardy than the others and is therefore the preferred form for areas that are on the edge of the tolerance for this shrub. It is not hardy throughout the whole of the UK. The plant's attractions include pleasing leaves that have three rounded lobes and which are coloured green.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Green, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 6m
- Spread
- 4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Exotic garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover, Architectural
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Irritant to skin/eye
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.