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Asteraceae
Sticky-leaf rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Also known as Green rabbitbrush, Viscid rabbitbrush, Sticky rabbitbrush
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Rabbitbrush · Xeriscape · Drought Tolerant · Native Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Fall Bloomer · Arid Garden · Pollinator · Western Native · Asteraceae
Sticky-leaf rabbitbrush is a hardy, drought-tolerant shrub native to the arid western United States, producing clusters of bright yellow flowers in late summer and fall when few other plants are blooming. It thrives in full sun and well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils and requires very little supplemental watering once established. This low-maintenance plant is an excellent choice for xeriscape gardens and provides vital late-season nectar for pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry completely between waterings as this shrub is highly adapted to arid conditions · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 105°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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