
Plants of the Southwest
Purshia mexicana
Cliffrose
Cliffrose is a rugged, intricately branched shrub to 6 ft. Small, dark, evergreen leaves. In the summer, yellow, fragrant flowers appear and long, silky plumes cover the plant in fall. Heat and cold hardy. Slow growing. Sow in fall or soak seed in hydrogen peroxide for 6 hours, cold stratify 2 months and sow in spring. Germination is erratic. Zones 4-8.
Legend of Symbols
Full Sun![]() |
Part Shade![]() |
Fragrant![]() |
Very Low Water ![]() |
Low Water ![]() |
Medium Water ![]() |