Orobanchaceae
Chloropyron maritimum subsp. palustre
Chloropyron maritimum subsp. palustre
Also known as Chloropyron palustre, Cordylanthus maritimus subsp. palustris
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Wetland · Hemiparasitic · Coastal · California · Oregon · Salt Marsh · Orobanchaceae · Rare · Restoration
Salt marsh owl's-clover is a hemiparasitic annual of coastal and estuarine wetlands that requires consistently moist, brackish or saline soils to thrive. It grows best in open, partially shaded conditions alongside host grasses or pickleweed. This is a highly specialized native plant best suited to restoration projects rather than typical home gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate drying out · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–9
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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