Silver Surfer Mugwort

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Selected for the garden. This selection from Bodega Bay is thought to be a hybrid between A. douglasiana & A. Suksdorfii.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall
3 - 5 ft Wide

Form

spreading

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Fragrance

Pleasant

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Deer resistant, Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Maintenance

May be cut back to ground during dormancy

Sunset Zones

1*, 2*, 3*, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Companion plants

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Use with other plants of moist areas, such as Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa), Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia), Dogwood (Cornus spp.), Rush (Juncus spp.), Sedge (Carex spp.), Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes spp.), wild rose (Rosa spp.), willow (Salix spp.), and wild grape (Vitis spp.).

Western False Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Mulefat

Baccharis salicifolia

Wildlife supported

Bats

Birds

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Silver Surfer Mugwort

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Thanks to the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant.