How to Grow and Care for Silk tassel

Silk tassel bush is a flowering, evergreen shrub native to the western United States. Its flowers look like long, silky tassels, giving this plant its common name. Silk tassel bush makes an appealing and showy garden plant or hedge.

Other names for wright's silktassel (Garrya wrightii) include coffee berry, fever bush, grayleaf dogwood, and quinine bush. The plant is indigenous to southwestern North America. Rubber can be manufactured from it, although you can only extract tiny amounts from it, making it rarely worth the effort.

Ashy silktassels (*Garrya flavescens*) are easily identified by their hanging tassels of greenery-grey flowers. These are followed by tassels of hairy, round, purple fruits. This graceful shrub is commonly used as an ornamental in arid gardens. The pollen of ashy silktassels is reported to be a mild allergen.

Canyon silktassel is a robust evergreen shrub native to California's coastal ranges. Its leathery leaves, dark green on top with a paler underside, are uniquely wavy-edged. In late winter, canyon silktassel displays prominent tassels of yellow-green flowers that hang elegantly from the branches. Well-suited to its environment, canyon silktassel thrives in dry, rocky soils and offers a resilient presence in the local landscape.

Bearbrush is a sturdy evergreen shrub native to the western United States, typically found in woodland and chaparral habitats. It distinguishes itself with leathery, oval leaves that are waxy and dark green on top, contrasting with a fuzzy, paler underside. In winter to early spring, bearbrush bears pendulous clusters of yellow-green flowers that create a distinctive, tasseled appearance, enthralling to local pollinators and an aid in the plant's resilience.