Naomi Big Salt Bush

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Plant description

Tolerates almost any soil type. Selected for the garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

10 - 15 ft Tall
10 - 15 ft Wide

Form

Rounded

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flowering season

Summer, Fall

Special uses

Hedge

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Tolerates saline soil.,Tolerates sodic soil..
Soil PH: 7.0 - 9.0

Companion plants

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This plant is not often used in small residential gardens but is very useful on larger acreage and in restoration projects, especially where the soil is alkaline and there is subsurface water. Use with native grasses such as Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia spp.), Arrow Weed (Pluchea sericea), Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa or pubescens), Desert Thorn (Lycium spp.), Alkali Goldenbush (Isocoma acradenia), and willows (Salix spp.).

Alkali Goldenbush

Isocoma acradenia

Arrow Weed

Pluchea sericea

Wildlife supported

Bats

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Naomi Big Salt Bush

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