Native Plants

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii
Location

May not be native

Use Location
Type
Shrubs
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

Desert Peach is a perennial, deciduous shrub that can reach up to 7 feet in height and 5 feet in diameter. A member of the rose family, this plant has spiny twigs and produces showy, pink flowers with whisker-like stamens from March to June followed by reddish-orange fruit. It tolerates full sun and requires little water, preferring sandy or well-drained, granite soil.

May Attract

Desert Peach is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski