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Rosaceae
Christmas Berry Flower
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Celebration and cheer.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Heteromeles
- Native to
- California, Baja California
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-25 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Hollywood was named after this plant, as the hills were covered in toyon bushes with bright red berries resembling holly.
- The bright red berries ripen in December, making them a natural Christmas decoration in California.
- Native Americans roasted the berries to improve their flavor and used them as a food source.
- It is the only species in its genus, making it a unique member of the rose family.
- After a 1920s law banned collecting toyon berries from public lands, people began using the related English holly instead.
Color meanings
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celebration
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festivity
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native pride