Azara serrata, Saw-toothed Azara or Andean Gold winter interest it's endemic to California

it's endemic to California

and a five-inch flower cluster

and don't permit them to completely dry out

Low basal foliage undergirds a bevy of lavender-pink flowers in late summer and fall

then becomes blue-grey when mature

Azara serrata, Saw-toothed Azara or Andean Gold winter interest it's endemic to CaliforniaA native understory shrub tree in Chile, Azara is evergreen with glossy dark green leaves and downy branches. Fragrant, vanilla scented spritzes of yellow in midsummer virtually cover the branches in May and June. Site against a warm wall where temperatures are less severe if you live in a colder climate. Worth a little pampering and responds well to judicious pruning. Mature size: 12 ft T x 6 ft W Minimum temperature: 10 F