Asteraceae
Iva frutescens subsp. frutescens
Iva frutescens subsp. frutescens
Also known as Parthenium frutescens
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Marsh Elder · Native Shrub · Coastal Plant · Salt Marsh · Asteraceae · Wildlife Habitat · Eastern Native · Perennial Shrub
Marsh elder thrives in moist, coastal and salt-marsh environments along the eastern and gulf coasts of North America. Plant in partial shade with consistently moist soil, and it will establish readily with minimal intervention. This tough native shrub requires little supplemental care once established in an appropriate habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.7
- 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
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Switzerland, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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