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Cliff Rose, Stansbury Cliffrose, Mexican Cliffrose
Purshia stansburiana
Native to higher elevations of the desert Southwest. Irregularly-shaped shrub with twisting branches. Small, leathery, deeply-lobed deep green to gray-green leaves. Fragrant, cream to yellow wildrose-like flowers. Seeds have long feathery white tails. Synonyms: Purshia mexicana stansburiana, Purshia mexicana, Cowania stansburiana, Cowania mexicana stansburiana.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Height range: 4–8 Feet
- Width range: 4–8 Feet
- Canopy value: 28 ft²
- Growth rate: Slow
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Evergreen
- Flower color: White
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit color: White, Brown
- Fruit season: Autumn
- General foliage color: Grey, Green
- Design style: Pollinator Plants
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Northern Mexico
- PH preference: Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
- USDA hardiness zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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