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Ephedraceae
Ephedra trifurca
Ephedra trifurca
Also known as Ephedra intermixta, Ephedra trifaria
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Desert · Xeriscape · Drought Tolerant · Southwest · Shrub · Ephedra · Medicinal · Arid · Native · Low Water
Long Joint Ephedra is a drought-adapted desert shrub native to the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico, requiring very little water once established. Plant in full sun with excellent drainage and sandy or rocky soil for best results. It is a low-maintenance plant with historical medicinal significance and is well suited to xeriscape and desert garden designs.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–9.5
- 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
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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