Colima
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Colima
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Zanthoxylum fagara
Zanthoxylum fagara
Colima, Lime Prickly Ash
Coastal and south Texas; tropical Americas
5
–
20 feet
3
–
12 feet
Texas
Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Low
Deer Resistant
Flowering
Birds
Hummingbirds



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About This Plant
Part shade or sun. Nearly evergreen, even in very cold temperatures, with prickly branches and a mounding form. The compound leaves bear distinctive “wings” (along the rachis) and, as the name suggests, they do smell like “lime” or, basically, Fruit Loops cereal.
In the tropics, colima can grow into a tree, but in South Texas it tends to remain shrub-like in sand or clay. It has been used in remedies and natural toothpastes; the chewed leaves tend to numb the mouth. Look for it at nurseries specializing in native plants, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. It is very thorny.
Maintenance
Light grooming and shaping.
Features
Plant Type:
Large Shrub
Size:
5-20' H, 3-12' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Types:
Clay
Wildlife:
Birds, Butterflies, Butterfly Larvae, Hummingbirds
Flower Color:
Yellow
Bloom Time:
February, March
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
This plant goes well with
- Muhlenbergia dumosa
- Andropogon gerardii
- Porleria angustifolia
- Ligustrum spp.
- Esenbeckia runyonii
- Photinia spp.
- Jasminum mesnyi
- Amyris madrensis
- Amyris texana
- Yucca rupicola
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