Frangula (syn. Rhamnus) californica ssp. occidentalis, California Coffeeberry Size:.67 qt Navel of Venus is a

Navel of Venus is a biennial succulent plant with round leaves and an 8" spire of pale yellow

Beloved by hummingbirds

tiny acorns and delicately spiny

A seeming contradiction in terms: a vining bleeding heart

then after the petals drop

Frangula (syn. Rhamnus) californica ssp. occidentalis, California Coffeeberry Size:.67 qt Navel of Venus is aA native, this chaparral shrub comes from the dry slopes and woodlands of Southern Oregon and Northern California. A fast growing evergreen, it can soon reach 10 ft tall, nice as a hedge or screen, or it can stay low and spreading depending on where it is planted. When sheltered it can grow to 26 feet wide! Feel free to judiciously prune. The contrast of the young red bark and lustrous dark green leaves is handsome indeed, and small, yellow green