Fremontondendron 'California Glory'
(Flannel Bush 'California Glory')
Family - Malvaceae
Category - Shrub, climber
Hybrid Parents - F. californicum x F. mexicanum
Origin - Raised in California, USA
Discovered By - Raised at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Year of Introduction - 1952
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 6m
Width - up to 4m
Location - The Grounds
Description: An Evergreen Shrub with an upright habit and which is often used as a wall-trained climber. The young stems and the undersides of the dark green, palmately lobed leaves have a dense covering of fine hair with a flannel-like texture. Large, saucer-shaped flowers are a vivid shade of golden yellow. The Blooms are held singly along the branches and produced over a long period from late spring into early autumn. This cultivar is a hybrid of Fremontodendron californicum and F. mexicanum.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Take care when handling this plant as contact with the leaves and stems may cause skin irritation.
Flower:
Large, saucer-shaped flowers are golden yellow and have five overlapping sepals. Each flower can reach 6m across. The blooms are held singly along the branches and are produced from May into October.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Dark green, palmately lobed leaves have three to five lobes and wavy margins. The fine hair covering the young stem growth and the undersides of the leaves is reminiscent of flannel, hence the common name of 'Flannel Bush'. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Poison Information:
This plant may cause skin irritation.
Contact with the leaves and stems of this plant may cause skin irritation.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Prefers a sheltered position, or to be trained against a wall.