Botanical Name: Artemisia pycnocephala
Common Name: Sandhill Sage, Coast Sagebrush
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, mounding or somewhat spreading sub-shrub; tips of stems erect or sprawling
Height 1' - 2'
Spread 1' - 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates most, prefers sandy or well-draining
Hardiness prefers milder coastal climate (zones 18-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid - divided, crowded (whorled) on stem, silver-gray, 1" - 2" long, soft - velvety
Flowers rather inconspicuous, yellowish, on 6" - 12" spikes at ends of stems (March - May)
Fruit inconspicuous (small achenes)
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
distinctive low facer or border material for its silvery foliage; treat as short-lived perennial (replace in 3-5 years)
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional soak (less in heavy adobe soils)
Fertilizing little required
Pruning occasionally pinch back tips; remove old flower stalks
Pests/Diseases relative free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: California coast
Family: Asteraceae

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