kikutii combines the best of both parents
a surprise since author Howard Gentry
The tiny green leaves make a tight clump to only 3" in width
DNA has been unable to distinguish between species
The architectural 4' tall x 5' wide green rosettes are composed of spiny-edged
Garrya wrightii Catron Disporopsis kikutii combines the best ofGarrya wrightii is a little cultivated evergreen desert shrub, native to shaded alkaline rocky cliffs from 5,000' to 8,000' elevation in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The 7' tall plants are adorned with terminal spikes of leucothoe like white flowers in spring, followed by attractive clusters of purple berries. This is a seed grown collection from Catron County, New Mexico, in the hopes of finding a form that will survive in Zone 7b. So far, so