Lepidium fremontii
From California Natives Wiki
Species Name: Lepidium fremontii
Common Name: Desert Alyssum
- Attractive foliage, very drought tolerant. Good with yuccas. Common plant of Joshua Tree National Park.
- Plant Family: Brassicaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height by Width: 2' H x 2' W
- Growth Habit:
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Semi-deciduous
- Growth Rate:
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
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- Water Requirements:
- Cold Hardy to:
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: White
- Endangered?:
- Distribution:
- Natural Habitat: Rocky and sandy places in creosote bush scrub
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Introduced into cultivation in California by Theodore Payne.
- From California Native Plants, Theodore Payne's 1941 catalog: A small rounded bush 1 to 2 feet high with many branching stems and narrow, glaucous green foliage. The flowers are white, very fragrant and look like giant spikes of Sweet Alyssum, the whole bush coming into blossom at one time. From the Mohave Desert. Gallon cans, 50c."
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