Hopseed | Awesome Shrub For Desert | Low Water, Low Maintenance. 

I love these and have many of them in front & back yard . They are hardy in AZ heat & cold . Some I let be natural shape and other I keep trimmed as a hedge .

Thanks for sharing this video! Crazy that they grew in such limited space. Ours have been extremely pool friendly as well. 😊

I will have to do some research to make sure it’s not toxic to our dogs and humans. Thank you for sharing.

Nice job! Looks awesome! Do you know if they have invasive root? Have you noticed on your drive way?

HI! do i need to treat the seeds in hot water before planting them or do i just plant them directly in the soil??

How long ago did you plant them and what size pots were they in? Thanks

One other question, will these Hopseed plants grow in my location of Stockton, CA (Central California area) ?? I believe I'm considered to be in Zone 9 Also, where can I find them to purchase ??? Please let me know, what you might know regarding this - Thanks

Thank you for the video! What distance did you decide on for spacing?

I just got two of them some, they are small right now… how long did you wait to plant them and how long do they take to grow that tall? TY!

Do they stay full and green all year?

How would they do in a shaded area? I live next to a park that has pine trees overhanging my property .. would love to put these in so ppl stop crossing over my property to enter/exit the park, but they would be under the trees. Also, would they do well if they get irrigation from the park system?

These have royally frustrated me. I had the nursery plant 4 of them to create a privacy hedge in my backyard and 2 have done great, one looks very thin in sections and one completely died. I replaced the one that died and the replacement looked fine for about 9 months but now looks like it’s going to die. At the rate they are failing, I’ll never have the privacy hedge I wanted and when I replace the dead one it looks so weird to see tall mature sections with sections with much smaller ones. 🤪 I’ve lived in the same climate since 2008 and know what I’m doing. Everything else in my yard including pygmy palms, Mediterranean fan palms and red hibiscus all look fantastic. These were presented to be very low maintenance, hardy plants yet in my yard, they are a nightmare.

How do you think this bush would do in the CA high desert?

To get the uninterrupted hedge, how far apart should you plant them?

Do you trim the hedge on both sides of the properties.

Can they be planted right along side of the fence line, maybe two or 3 feet out from the fence or what would you say?

Our HOA has ban them in our neighborhood due to high fire danger. They are highly flamable.

These were supposed to be such hardy low maintenance plants but that’s not been my experience. The nursery planted 4 and one died while a second got very thin and looks horrible. The replacement for the dead one has now just died again. I hate them! 🤪