New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Sea Myrtle |
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Groundsel Bush |
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Eastern Baccharis |
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Salt Bush |
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Groundsel-Bush |
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Florida Groundsel Bush |
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Salt Marsh-Elder |
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Sea-Myrtle |
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Bush Groundsel |
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Seepwillow |
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Consumption Weed |
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Groundsel |
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Baccharis |
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Consumptionweed |
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Groundseltree |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 14 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 14 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Deciduous in the North, but from central Florida southward it tends to retain its leaves. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: White to Yellowish |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Seeds poisonous to humans |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
| Posted by plantladylin (Florida Zone 9b, 10a) on Nov 5, 2012 10:54 AM Baccharis halimifolia is an extremely hardy, dense shrub whose native range is from Massachusetts to Texas, including all of Florida. This shrub is happy in all types of soil and grows in salt water marshlands as well as along roadsides near the coast. It's a salt-tolerant shrub that does well in heat and cold. The abundant flowers are produced in the fall months and the nectar attracts many butterflies. The female plant produces fluffy seed clusters that make a showy display. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Nov 24, 2017 7:39 PM I've seen a good number of this nice native shrub in southeast Pennsylvania in some spots and more throughout Delaware in its sandy, acid soils. Good pollinator plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
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| ID help from TX by pniksch | Aug 31, 2018 9:36 AM | 9 |
| What is this plant? by davesami | Jun 28, 2018 6:32 AM | 8 |
| Florida bush with fringe need ID help please by sunkissed | Dec 3, 2017 6:28 AM | 6 |
| Another North Central FL * by flaflwrgrl | Nov 23, 2016 5:17 PM | 3 |
| Tennessee flowering plant ID by jimbird | Nov 5, 2016 1:48 PM | 3 |
| What is it? by Garlocks | Nov 12, 2016 7:27 AM | 5 |
| Help ID this by piksihk | Oct 29, 2016 3:01 PM | 5 |
| A baby tree of some kind? by gitagal | Apr 25, 2016 7:34 AM | 4 |
| Sea Myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia) by bunny65 | Aug 5, 2015 5:31 PM | 6 |
| Can I get a witness for or against Baccharis pic? by purpleinopp | Sep 29, 2014 1:07 PM | 9 |
