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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
On Nov 23, 2006, Xenomorf from Valley of the Sun, AZ (Zone 9b) wrote:
I've seen this growing in the wild on the 'El Camino Del Diablo Trail' (Devils' Highway) that runs between Ajo and Wellton in Arizona through the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
On Jan 31, 2005, melody from Benton, KY (Zone 7a) wrote:
Attractive to wildlife and birds...especially Hummingbirds. The common name Chuparosa is Spanish for hummingbird, in fact.
This shrub has a range from northwestern Mexico into southern AZ and southern CA. It is seen along desert watercourses, mostly below 2500' elevation. This is one of the fewspecies of the genus Justicia to even extend into the United States.
Blooms from Feb to June. Sometimes known locally as Honeysuckle, it is said to have been eaten by the Native Americans of the Southwest.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Ajo, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Ontario, California Mission, Texas
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