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Also known as Toyon, California Holly, and Hollywood, this evergreen shrub grows in large bushes that can grow up to 30 feet tall and 15 feet wide. It produces showy white flowers in the summer and large quantities of bright red berries in the winter. Birds feed on these berries, however they are toxic to humans in large amounts. This plant is drought tolerant and can grow in full sun to partial shade, and in poor, dry, well-drained soil.
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California-Christmas-Berry is thought to attract these families of birds
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