Ephedra campylopoda Care
Ephedra campylopoda
A very hardy shrub native to the Mediterranean region, with a climbing or trailing habit. It loves full sun and poor, rocky, well-drained soils; an excellent choice for dry landscapes and for covering walls.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Pruning: If needed, prune to keep the plant under control or to remove dead parts.
- General care: The plant is in dormancy.
- Pruning: It does not need formative pruning and its top should not be cut. Only remove dry, broken, and diseased branches.
- General care: It is getting ready to wake.
- Watering: Not needed. Spring rains are sufficient.
- General care: New shoots begin to lengthen; support can be provided for climbing.
- Pruning: Shoots heading into unwanted places can be cut.
- General care: Period of rapid growth and flowering.
- Watering: Young saplings can be watered during drought; not needed for mature plants.
- Pruning: Pruning can be done to control growth.
- General care: Growth continues.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- Pruning: Pruning can be done to control growth.
- General care: It is fully tolerant of drought and heat.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. The root zone should be wetted to a depth of 30-40 cm.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. The root zone should be wetted to a depth of 30-40 cm.
- General care: Its reddish fruits begin to ripen.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: The best time for planting new seedlings; propagation from seed or cuttings can be tried.
- Watering: Not needed; the rains begin.
- General care: Planting of seedlings can continue.
- Pests & diseases: Against the risk of root rot, pay attention to the drainage of newly planted plants.
- General care: It enters winter dormancy.
- Pruning: Control pruning can be done if needed.
- General care: Evergreen leaves continue to lose water in winter. Water thoroughly once before the soil freezes.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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