Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra' Ledeb.

Common Name: Late Tamarisk
Family: Tamaricaceae Link.

Country of Origin: southern Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia
Habitat: dry riverbeds, often on saline soils

Description: This open, deciduous, elegant shrub grows to about 15 ft (4.5 m) with a spread of about 10 ft (3 m). Fully frost hardy, it carries tiny blue-green leaves on dark red-brown stems. The trunk and branches are also a dark red-brown. Clusters up to 6 in (15 cm) long of profuse, small, pink flowers are borne in upright plumes during late summer and early fall (autumn).

USDA Zone: 2-10

Accession Data:

Accession # 200700133
Source: Forest Farm
Accession Date: 08-25-2007
Bench: 2301 - Temperate Asia
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-09-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Tamaricaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

data regenerated on Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:09:19 -0400 [bcm v4.0]