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Ephedra tweediana

 
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Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra (eh-FED-ruh) (Info)
Species: tweediana (twee-dee-AH-nuh) (Info)

Category:
Vines and Climbers

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
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)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Green
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive BayAreaTropics On Feb 18, 2009, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:

I have kept "Uncle It" for at least five years in a 6" pot...then last year sat that pot on top of a 10" pot..it's rooted through now I suppose.
I have seen photos of them growing in the UCLA botanical garden and really a lush looking haystack looking plant.
From what I can tell it takes much water to very little.The more,the better "It" looks.So to speak. Full sun. They could be better for rock gardens over being stand alone plants.
I think, they are not quite as potent as the desert Ephedra's I read from some source,someplace....

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Hayward, California
Gainesville, Florida



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