Eve Case Coffeeberry, Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

About Eve Case Coffeeberry (Frangula californica 'Eve Case') 31 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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The 'Eve Case" horticultural selection of Frangula californica is a specially bred cultivar that provides a manageable and compact shrub. It is limited to a height of three to eight feet and has a smaller width at about 5 feet wide in diameter. This shrub is a good choice of Frangula californica for pots or container hedges due to its smaller size and dense, large leaf foliage. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade or shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.
Horticultural selection F. californica: origin = seedling (1957) from R. californica 'Seaview'; introduced by Saratoga Horticultural Foundation in 1975

Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

3 - 6 ft tall
4 - 6 ft wide

Form

Rounded

Growth Rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

Green

Flowering Season

Spring

Wildlife Supported

Various birds are attracted to the fruits and seeds
Bird gardens

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part shade, Shade

Moisture

Low

Nurseries

Carried by 31

Ease of Care

Very Easy

Cold Tolerance

Soil Drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Common uses

Bank Stabilization, Hedges, Groundcovers, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants

Because the species is found in various habitats throughout the state and is tolerant of garden conditions, it can be combined with a wide variety of trees and shrubs.

Maintenance

Takes pruning well. Upright forms may be pruned to form a hedge.

Site Characteristics

Alternative Names

Botanical Names: Rhamnus californica 'Eve Case'
Common Names: Eve Case California Coffeeberry

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

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