California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor'

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Also comes in orange.

A compact, spreading Fremontodendron cultivar that grows wider than tall, making it excellent as a large-scale groundcover or bank stabiliser. Bears the same showy golden-orange flowers as the species but in a more manageable, low-arching form.

Bloom calendar

Bloom time

Apr–Jul

Hardiness

Zones 8–11

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low water

Mature size

4.9 ft × 9.8 ft

Type

Shrub

Verification

Core facts checked

Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 8–11. Expect it to reach about 4.9 ft tall and 9.8 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years.

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When to plant California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor'

Plant California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor' in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 8 to 11 range, spring means January to March and fall means October or November. Once settled, it blooms from April to July.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 9 in January.