Botanical Name: Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Common Name: Dwarf coyote brush
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a low, wide-spreading plant, with arching or prostrate stems forming a rather dense, billowy mat
Height 1' - 3'
Spread 3' - 6' (8')
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in full sun or partial sun; avoid heavy shade; can tolerate desert environments
Soil tolerates most, including alkaline
Hardiness hardy (zones 5-11, 14-24): prefers warm coastal sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate (closely set on stems), oval, bright green, with slightly toothed margin; 1/2" - 1" long, blades slightly wavy
Flowers none (non-blooming cultivar)
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
softwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an outstanding groundcover or low mass-filler for difficult landscape sites (poor soil, heat, etc.) - excellent for slopes, or any sunny location in a drought-tolerant garden; can be sheared for a low border-hedge
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates regular - is very drought-tolerant after established
Fertilizing little required; a light feeding in early spring encourages vigorous new growth
Pruning head back and thin to rejuvenate growth - plants tend to become woody and mounded with age
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other can be used as lawn substitute if pruned low
 
Origin: cultivar; parent species native to Coastal California
Family: Asteraceae

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