Chuparosa
Beloperone californica, Acanthus Family: ( Acanthaceae ), Chuparosa. Also called: Justicia california.
This is a very popular landscaping plant in arizona and it is considered a deciduous shrub.
It is deciduous shrub up to about 6 feet in height, gray-green succulent plant, with tubular red to yellow flowers, native to deserts of California, Arizona, and Mexico.
Hummingbirds are attracted to it. Chuparosa means hummingbird.
Height: Evergreen bush slowly growing to about 6 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
Flowers: The flowers are red, tubular, to about 2" long. The upper lip of the flower is two-lobed and the lower lip is three-lobed. The yellow anthers have white tips. They are sympetalous, zygomorphic.
Blooming Time: Mid February - November.
Leaves: The leaves are grayish - green, simple, oval, and up to 1" long. They have hairs on them..
Found: Found throughout lower elevations in Arizona.
Elevation: 0 - 2500 Feet.
Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal landscape plant in Arizona. Native of Arizona, California, and Mexico.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 30, 2006. Glendale.
