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Rosaceae
Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor
Cascading grace and wild freedom.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Holodiscus
- Native to
- western North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 6-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, rocky to loamy
- Water
- low; drought-tolerant
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its cascading plumes of tiny cream flowers resemble ocean spray or sea foam, giving it the common name.
- Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples used the hard, straight wood to make arrows, digging sticks, and pegs.
- Lewis and Clark collected specimens during their 1804-1806 expedition across the American West.
- The dried flower clusters persist on the shrub well into winter, providing visual interest and bird habitat.
- It is an important browse plant for deer and elk in its native range from British Columbia to California.
Color meanings
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elegance
1
wild beauty
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abundance