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Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) is a native shrub that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the High Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada Foothills and High Sierra Nevada regions. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 5 feet, with active growth during the spring, summer, fall. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the late summer. Leaves are gray-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in meadows and streambanks and gravelly places, at elevations from 5200-10800 feet.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 - 5 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Site type

Meadows, streambanks and gravelly places

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 19 likely

Confirmed Likely

Hera Buckmoth

Hemileuca hera

Painted Tiger Moth

Arachnis picta

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Aseptis characta