Desert Pepperweed

 

 

Lepidium fremontii

 

Brassicaceae

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Form: Sub Shrub
Seasonality: Perennial
Size: 30 inches high 30 inches wide
Leaves; Long leaves with finger-like lobes

Flowers: White, and fragrant
Fruit:
Seed
Stems/Trunks: Tangled gray stems with a mounding form
Range/Origin: southwest USA, CA, AZ, NM,NV
Hardiness: USDA: 6 to 10, 25o F

Comments: Seasonal litter, no thorns

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Water: Low
  • Soil: Sandy, well drained soils
  • Propagation: Seed
  • Maintenance: Minimal

 

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