Botanical Name: Baccharis 'Centennial'
Common Name: No common name
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a low mounding shrub, with many slender bright green stems sparsely covered with small leaves - gives the plant an open 'broomlike' appearance
Height 2' - 3'
Spread 5' - 6'
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors requires full sun - thrives in hot inland location
Soil tolerates alkaline habitats; needs good drainage
Hardiness hardy (zones 14-24): prefers warm low-elevation dry sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, narrowly elliptic; 1/2"-1" long; margins irregularly toothed; medium green
Flowers insignificant; female plants have small pale tan flowers in fall
Fruit mostly absent
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent low-filler for dry-climate gardens; use for its loose airy structure and durability; good for slope plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very little required after established - overwatering makes plants more leggy and open
Fertilizing none required
Pruning selectively head back the tallest branches to promote a more compact shape if desired
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Asteraceae

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