My experience with the chuparosa came about due to a desire in finding a plant which attracted hummingbirds and that would survive in an ...Read Morearea of the property that needed some interest. It thrived in the poorest soil and complimented the cactus landscape. Since relocating recently I have been introducing in with the unprotected desert plants around the perimeter of our present home. However there appears to be a critter that eats the unprotected leaves and stems down to 2 inches above the ground. I don't know if it is a javelina or rabbit. So I am placing chicken wire around what remains.
Love this plant. I have had both Red and Yellow variety. Hummers love both. This can be hacked back hard if need be to keep it from getti...Read Moreng gangly. Mine is in filtered sunlight in the sonoran desert.
Rancho Santa Rita, TX (Zone 8a) | October 2009 | positive
(Justicia california) deciduous shrub to 4 ft., gray-green succulent plant with tubular red to yellow flowers, native to deserts of Calif...Read Moreornia, Ariz. and Mexico, will freeze to ground but will usually grow back, good for desert borders or dry coastal gardens. It will not take total desert drought as it grows in desert washes in the warmer areas with Desert Willow. Often in sandy plains. Mix with Desert Willow, California Poppy, Encelia farinosa and Salvia
clevelandii(X) or Salvia apiana.
Beloperone californica aka Chuparosa tolerates sand, is great for a bird and a butterfly garden. Irs foliage color is silver and type is deciduous.
The flower color is red. The Soanish name Chuparosa or chuparrosa literally translates to "rose sucker" and is also the
popular name for hummingbird as evidenced by the irrestibility
to hummingbirds for this plant.
I've seen this growing in the wild on the 'El Camino Del Diablo Trail' (Devils' Highway) that runs between Ajo and Wellton in Arizona thr...Read Moreough the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Attractive to wildlife and birds...especially Hummingbirds. The common name Chuparosa is Spanish for hummingbird, in fact.
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This shrub has a range from northwestern Mexico into southern AZ and southern CA. It is seen along desert watercourses, mostly below 2500' elevation. This is one of the fewspecies of the genus Justicia to even extend into the United States.
Blooms from Feb to June. Sometimes known locally as Honeysuckle, it is said to have been eaten by the Native Americans of the Southwest.
The Chuparosa in my yard in Ontario, CA
has been blooming every day for more than 20 consecutive years!
This plant can be purchased from Almost Eden nursery.
My experience with the chuparosa came about due to a desire in finding a plant which attracted hummingbirds and that would survive in an ...Read More
Love this plant. I have had both Red and Yellow variety. Hummers love both. This can be hacked back hard if need be to keep it from getti...Read More
(Justicia california) deciduous shrub to 4 ft., gray-green succulent plant with tubular red to yellow flowers, native to deserts of Calif...Read More
I've seen this growing in the wild on the 'El Camino Del Diablo Trail' (Devils' Highway) that runs between Ajo and Wellton in Arizona thr...Read More
My chuparosa has been continuously blooming (at least two flowers) every day for over 6 years!
Attractive to wildlife and birds...especially Hummingbirds. The common name Chuparosa is Spanish for hummingbird, in fact.
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