Vancouveria chrysantha

Common Name:
Siskiyou inside-out flower
Plant Type:
Deciduous perennial
Family:
Berberidaceae (The Barberry Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
12-18 inches
Landscape/Garden Uses:
shade gardens
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Pale yellow
Exposure:
Light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

This inhabitant of mixed evergreen forests forms a broad, lacy carpet from branched underground rhizomes. Each crown produces several large, divided leaves with many green thin-textured leaflets held on wiry stalks. Airy clusters of creamy yellow beaked blossoms appear above the leaves in early summer. Light to medium shade, reasonably well drained soil, moderate to regular watering.