Hydrangeaceae
Jamesia americana var. rosea
Jamesia americana var. rosea var. rosea
Also known as Jamesia americana f. rosea
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Rose Waxflower · Pink Flowers · California Native · Nevada Native · Deciduous Shrub · Pollinator · Part Shade · Western Wildflower · Hydrangeaceae · Native Garden
The rose waxflower is a beautiful deciduous shrub native to California and Nevada, producing delicate pink-tinged blooms in late spring and early summer. It performs best in well-drained, slightly rocky or sandy soil with partial shade and consistent moisture during the growing season. Light pruning after bloom helps maintain a tidy form and promotes vigorous flowering the following year.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow the top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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