California Bush Sunflower
Encelia californica
Coastal-bluff shrub that mounds itself with cheerful brown-centered yellow daisies through spring. Fast, easy, and a reliable bloomer for dry gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA