Plant in full coastal sun to shade in a decently draining soil and irrigate occasionally. Hardy to around 12° F and useful down to USDA Zone 8. This plant makes a nice screening shrub or informal hedge and responds well to pruning. Its flowers are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.

Azara dentata is native to Chile where it is typically found along forest margins. The genus Azara was formerly placed in the Flacourtiaceae family but is now in the enlarged willow family, the Salicaceae. The name for the genus is thought to honor the Spanish naturalist Felix de Azara and the specific epithet comes from Latin word 'dentatus' meaning "tooth" in reference to the leaf margins.

We trialed this plant in the 1990s and though we really loved its look, it was unforgiving to drying out, making it a better choice for climates a bit moister than our own and we decided not to grow it but did continue to grow Azara microphylla. 

The information displayed on this page about Azara dentata is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.