Water Needs

Light Needs

Common Name

Nevada Mormon Tea

Scientific Name

Ephedra nevadensis

Plant Type

Small Shrubs

Deciduous / Evergreen

Evergreen

Special Features

Medicinal

Blooms

Spring

Growth Habit

Mounding

Growth Rate

Fast

Average Landscape Size

3' x 3'

Care Information

Grows natively around St. George. The stems of Nevada Mormon Tea have a silvery color and grow in irregular directions as opposed to regular Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis) that is darker green with vertically arranged stems.

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USDA Hardiness Zone

0° F, Zone 7a

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