General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: to 6 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: very slow to root
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Division
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Threetip Sagebrush
  • Three-Tip Sagebrush
  • Three-Tipped Sagebrush
  • Cutleaf Sagebrush

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Date: 2005-08-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2005-08-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2005-08-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2005-08-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2005-08-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 13, 2012 8:59 AM concerning plant:
    Plants live longer, are more hardy and more aromatic when grown in poor, dry soil. Very drought-tolerant when established. Plants resprout freely after a fire. (Plants For A Future)

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