Botanical Name: Simmondsia chinensis 'Vista' ADD
Common Name: Vista Jojoba  
Plant photo of: Simmondsia chinensis 'Vista'
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Ranch, Spanish, Wild Garden

 

Accenting Features

n/a

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Parking Lot, Roadside, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Jerry Sortomme
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Evergreen, extremely tough, durable, tolerates exposures of full sun, heat to part shade. Seed-grown forms vary widely. This is compact, dense and a smaller selection. It is vegetatively propagated. Good wildlife food.
Planting Instructions: 1. Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. 2. Set rootball just above ground level. 3. Mix soil with 25% amendment and %75 soil. 4. Backfill with amended soil. 5. Build basin and water.