Rosaceae
Antelope bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Also known as Purshia tridentata, Bitterbrush, Kunzia tridentata, Tigarea tridentata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Wildlife Habitat · Western Us · Deciduous · Bitterbrush · Xeriscape · Rosaceae · Purshia · Pollinator
Antelope bitterbrush is a tough, drought-adapted shrub best suited to well-drained, rocky or sandy soils in full sun to part shade. Once established, it needs very little supplemental water and thrives with minimal intervention. It is an excellent choice for native or wildlife gardens in the western United States.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep, infrequent watering; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–8.4
- Temperature
- -20°F to 110°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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