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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Succulents
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nectar, Nuts
Also known as Anderson Wolfberry and Water Jacket, this thorny shrub typically grows to 5 by 5 feet in size. Its thick foliage makes it a good cover plant, and its bright red berries are prized by birds. Hummingbirds are also known to visit the whitish-lavender, tubular flowers it produces. Accustomed to desert conditions, this shrub grows best in full sun and in dry, gravelly soils.
May Attract
Red-Berry Desert-Thorn is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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