How do we use your location?
Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
SALE
Ships in FALL
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Regular price
$17.59
Sale price
$17.59
Regular price
$21.99
per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
Sale |
Save
20%
Zones
4-9
ZONES
4-9
|
Good to grow! Zone
| Buy More, Save More | Bulk Discount |
|---|
* There is a 1 packet minimum required for this item.
No shipping data
More Information
More Like This
Description
(5-6' tall x 4-5' wide) A member of the rose family, Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus intricatus) is a durable, small to medium sized native shrub that is excellent for dry area plantings. The bush can be sheared like boxwood to create tidy hedges. Found growing in the wild primarily in western Colorado, Utah, northern Arizona, and Central California, this densely branched, slow-growing shrub is a versatile plant for landscape design, and can thrive in harsh conditions; root nodules host nitrogen-fixing bacteria, an important characteristic for plants growing in soils with low fertility. Plant with full sun in all soil types including dry clay. Extremely xeric once established, Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany is slow-growing and requires no irrigation after about two years of growth. In wetter conditions the plants will be lusher with a more open habit; plants are dense and shorter in very dry sites. It’s pest-free, seldom browsed by deer in cultivated situations, and requires almost no care once established. An excellent xeric companion for Schizachyrium (Little Bluestem grass), Rhus 'Gro-Low' (Sumac) and Mirabilis (Wild Four O'clock). Introduced by Plant Select® – waterwise, garden-tested plants proven to thrive in the high plains and intermountain west for more beauty, with less work.
Shipping
No shipping data
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (801) 769-0300 or contact us by email or chat.
View
Key Features
Light Requirements
Water Tolerance
Bloom Time
Advantages
Additional information
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Soil Type
Soil Moisture
Planting Time
Awards
Growing Zones
Neonicotinoid Free
Can Send To PO Box
No
Ships to Hawaii & Alaska
No
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Summary topics
Review topics: [].
Review highlights
Reviews
Wonderful native shrub for the mountains of southern CO
"I bought 3 of the intricatus 4-5 years ago for the border in my front yard. The border has been decimated by repeated attacks of pocket gophers but they haven't attacked my cercocarpus. I will confess I abandoned the front garden a couple of years ago - except for some annual maintenance on the plants that remained, since the pocket gophers made such a mess of my design year after year. This year I noticed the intricatus are blooming! They are wonderful small shrubs and do well with my Apache Plume and currants and ornamental grasses. We live in a high mountain valley at about 8000' in southern Colorado. Mountain mahogony rock!"