Shrubs by Genus E-G
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Encelia actoni Common Name: Mountain Bush Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Small plant 4'h x 5'w
Flowers: Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Shrub with yellow daisy like flowers and gray foliage. Very nice accent plant - stands out.
Extremely drought tolerant once established. May be somewhat summer deciduous.
Native to the Southern Deserts of California.
Encelia californica Common Name: Coast Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae, (Images)
Type: Small plant 2'h x 4'w
Flowers: Summer into Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Part Sun
In the Daisy family (Asteraceae). Blooms February to June. Perennial.
Showy yellow flowers. Coastal plant so can take some summer shade. Not frost tolerant although can do well if it has some cover/protection - under a tree.
Winter / Fall
Encelia frutescens Common Name: Button Brittlebrush
Family: Asteraceae, (Images)
Type: Small plant 4'h x 4'w
Flowers: March -April
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Desert shrub. Flowers fairly indistinct but attracts butterflies. Nice aroma. Should be very drought tolerant
Encelia farinosa Common Name: Brittlebrush
Family: Asteraceae, (Images)
Type: Small plant 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: March -April
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Smaller shrub with very attractive, light colored foliage. Grows to about 2-3 ft tall with nice structure for border or low growing hedge. Flowers early summer. Desert plant. Can be summer semi-deciduous.
Eriogonum arborescens Common Name: Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Type: 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Spring into Summer dependent on moisture
Flower Color: White/Pink
Likes: Full Sun
Native to the Channel Island along the Coast of California. Likes full sun. Can grow to 3-4 feet tall but usually smaller inland. Likes some summer water - which will encourage a larger plant.
Nice as a higher level ground cover in massed plantings or as an accent under Oaks. Flowers attract butterflies.
Fallugia paradoxa Common Name: Apache Plume
Family: Rosaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 3'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: White to Pink
Likes: Full Sun
Very drought tolerant, perennial shrub. After flowering, fruits have long feathery plumes until seeds drop. Popular as part of a drought tolerant landscape. Over water will cause this to burnout. Desert plant. Avoid summer irrigation after established.
Gambelia (Galvezia) speciosa Common Name: Firecracker (Showy Island Snapdragon)
Family: Plantaginaceae (Images)
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Summer
Flower Color: Red
Likes: Full/Part Sun
Selection of G. speciosa. Compact plant with red blossoms. Attracts hummingbirds. Very adaptable and easy to grow. Frost sensitive - will burn new growth but most likely resprout. Great for understory of oaks or Desert Willow. Spring flowering. aka Showy Island Snapdragon.
Euthamia occidentalis Common Name: Western Goldentop
Family: Asteraceae, Images
Type: Small plant 4'h x 1'w
Flowers: Summer into Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Common throughout California. Blooms summer into Fall. Nice planted in groupings or as accents.
Grindelia camporum Common Name: California Gum Plant
Family: Asteraceae
Type: 2.5'h x 2.5'w
Flowers: Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Extremely easy to grow. Easy color and care. Many yellow flowers Summer into Fall. Sticky leaves give the name. Extremely drought tolerant. Grow alone as an accent or planted in groups.