Deerbrush

Mature Height: Up to around 13.0 feet

Planting Distance: 3.9 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Deerbrush: Adelphagrotis indeterminata, Aethaloida packardaria, Anacamptodes clivinaria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Aseptis fumosa, Callophrys augustinus, Celastrina argiolus, Choristoneura rosaceana, Drepanulatrix falcataria, Drepanulatrix foeminaria, Drepanulatrix monicaria, Drepanulatrix unicalcararia, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira perlubens, Egira rubrica, Eudrepanulatrix rectifascia, Eupithecia minturata, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora kasloensis, Iridopsis emasculata, Lacanobia lutra, Macaria quadrilinearia, Malacosoma californica "central population", Nematocampa resistaria, Nemoria darwiniata, Neoalcis californiaria, Nola minna, Nymphalis californica, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia praeses, Papilio eurymedon, Periploca ceanothiella, Pero mizon, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter insignis, Saturnia albofasciata, Satyrium saepium, Schizura concinna, Sericosema juturnaria, Synaxis cervinaria, Synaxis jubararia, Synchlora aerata, Tischeria ceanothi, Zale minerea