Rosaceae
Cercocarpus intricatus
Cercocarpus intricatus
Also known as Cercocarpus intricatus var. typicus, Cercocarpus ledifolius var. hypoleucus, Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus, Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Cercocarpus · Mountain Mahogany · Native Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Great Basin · Southwest Native · Rosaceae · Wildlife Habitat · Rocky Soil · Feathery Seeds
Little-leaf mountain mahogany is a slow-growing native shrub adapted to dry, rocky soils of the American Southwest and Great Basin. Once established it needs very little supplemental water and thrives in well-drained, alkaline soils in full sun to part shade. Its feathery seed plumes provide ornamental interest and its dense branching offers valuable wildlife habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; very drought tolerant once established · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8.7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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