Asteraceae
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus subsp. puberulus
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus subsp. puberulus
Also known as Linosyris viscidiflora var. puberula, Bigelowia douglasii var. puberula, Ericameria viscidiflora subsp. puberula, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. puberulus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Rabbitbrush · Chrysothamnus · Native Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Drought Adapted · Western Native · Pollinator · High Desert · Sagebrush Steppe · Low Maintenance
Sticky-flowered rabbitbrush is a tough western shrub best suited to dry, well-drained soils in open sunny or lightly shaded spots. It requires very little care once established and is well adapted to arid and semi-arid landscapes. Its golden yellow flowers provide valuable late-season nectar for pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days during the growing season; minimal in winter
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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