Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa) passion fruit with short rhizomes

with short rhizomes

It has slightly reddish-brown bark with low branches that are somewhat pendulous towards the tips with 1ft long compound leaves of 9-20 pairs of opposite 1-2in

upright habit

Blooms all summer

pink and cream

Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa) passion fruit with short rhizomesFull sun or shade; regular water. A California native rhizomatous perennial that grows to 1 foot high. Stems root as they grow along the surface, forming an unusual, solid ground cover. It will only spread where the soil is moist, so can be easily contained in a dry land garden. Large, waxy, dull gray green leaves. White flowers emerge on 1 foot high, slightly cone shaped spikes in spring thru summer. An excellent plant for water features. It can be