Broombush (Baccharis dioica)
Common Name Broombush
Latin Name Baccharis dioica
Family Asteraceae
Native Yes
Zone 10B-11
Height 4-6 Feet
Spread 1 Foot
Salt Water Tolerance High
Salt Wind Tolerance High
Drought Tolerance Medium
Soil Prefers wet, saline soils
Sun Full Sun
Wildlife Attractant Butterflies
Main Uses
The Broombush is a very hardy plant, tolerant of salt, moist soils, dry soils, and even cold weather. It’s a great filler plant, mixing well with other salt tolerant plants such as the Sea Oxeye, Goldenrod, Saltgrass, and Horizontal Cocoplum.
Its tiny white/yellow flowers and fruit grow in masses, creating a showy cotton like appearance. This creates great texture to your landscape
Appearance
The Broombush can grow 4-6 feet in height, making this plant a shrub. Its leaves are a 1-3-inch spatulate to linear in shape with a gray/green hue, and with the addition of its flowering and fruiting style, this makes for an interesting specimen.
Wildlife Attractant
The flowers of the Broombush are said to attract Monarch Butterflies
*We sell two types of B. dioica
