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Hazardia squarrosa is a species of shrub in the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family known by the common name Sawtooth Goldenbush. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal and inland scrub and chaparral habitats from Monterey County southward. This is a shrub of variable size, from low and clumpy to sprawling over two meters tall. It is covered in thick, sharply toothed leaves a few centimeters long and is generally not very hairy or woolly. It bears discoid flower heads covered in greenish, pointed phyllaries and opening into an array of long yellow to slightly reddish disc florets and no ray florets. There are three recognized varieties with largely overlapping ranges. In the garden it provides long lasting summer color and is popular with many insects including butterflies. Also valuable in restoration projects.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

4 - 8 ft Tall
8 ft Wide

Dormancy

Summer Semi-deciduous

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Color

Yellow, Green

Flowering season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates clay soil but is more commonly found on sandy soils.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Site type

Flats and canyon bottoms

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland

Use with Sagebrush (Artemisia californica or palmeri), Viguiera (Bahiopsis laciniata), Dudleya spp., Brittlebush (Encelia californica), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Yucca (Herperoyucca whipplei or Yucca shidigera), Lupine (Lupinus spp.), Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea), Scrub Oak (Quercus dumosa or berberidifolia), Sage (Salvia spp.), and various cactus species.

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Isophrictis magnella

Gabb's Checkerspot

Chlosyne gabbii

Cucullia incresa