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.

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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