This tree has an trunk with fibrous reddish bark that sheds in strips and has spreading branches that form a narrow rounded crown. It has variable glossy dark green leaves and the small white bell-shape flowers appear in a cluster during late spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11 

Lyonothamnus floribundus is naturally found in North America growing in California along the coast and slightly inland from an altitude of 20m (65 ft) to 500m (1640 ft) and appearing in canyons or on rocky slopes or in woodlands, chaparral and coastal sage scrub. 

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in most well drained moderately fertile sandy-stony soils and becomes chlorotic in heavy clay soils. It is frost and drought tolerant but dislikes salt laden winds.  

The Catalina Ironwood is grown for its foliage, attractive bark and habit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a specimen tree or used in woodland settings. It is suitable for second-line coastal regions and establishes in 3-4 years and is long lived. It is also used in foundation plantings along borders and is a native plant to California that requires little care once established. ID 3412

Lyonothamnus  (ly-ON-oh-THAM-nus) floribundus (FLOH-ree-BUN-dus)

Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Rose Family