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Boraginaceae
Eriodictyon californicum
Eriodictyon californicum
Also known as Eriodictyon glutinosum var. serratum, Eriodictyon, Wigandia californica, Eriodictyon californicum subvar. coarctatum
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Yerba Santa · Native Shrub · California Native · Medicinal Herb · Drought Tolerant · Fragrant · Chaparral · Pollinator Plant · Western Native · Evergreen Shrub
Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum) is a fragrant, drought-tolerant shrub native to California and Oregon that thrives in well-drained soils with full sun to light shade. Once established it requires very little supplemental water and is well-suited to dry slopes, native gardens, and fire-resistant landscapes. It has a long history of medicinal use by Native American peoples and produces attractive lavender to white tubular flowers in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out almost completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days once established; minimal in summer
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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