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Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Trailing Sagebrush.

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Canyon Gray Sagebrush, Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray, with Margarita BOP Penstemon. - grid24_24
Canyon Gray Sagebrush, Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray, with Margarita BOP Penstemon. - grid24_24
Artemisia Canyon Gray and Buckwheat go well together. - grid24_24
 Artemisia californica Canyon Gray  planted in decomposed granite in full sun.  - grid24_24
Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' on a slope - grid24_24
Artemisia californica ' Canyon Gray', is a low spreader. This silver ground cover is drought tolerant and deer resistant. Leaves are also fragrant. It can be  less than 1ft high and about 4ft across. Use as a  gray ground cover that likes sun near coast, cool sun or part shade inland.

Canyon Gray tolerates clay, if it dry. Canyon gray also tolerates beach sand but will be smaller in sand.  It is very drought tolerant  compared to non-native plants, almost deer proof, and makes a gray fuzzy mat 1ft tall.

It's fav spot would be in afternoon shade or high filtered shade inland, full sun near the coast.

Its best if it is mowed or  trimmed every 3-5 years. This one will flow over walls well and is great with boulders such as serpentine or red-black lava for contrast.

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' tolerates sand, clay and serpentine.

Foliage of Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' has color silver, is evergreen and has fragrance.
Flower of Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' has color white.

Communities for Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray':Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub and Central Oak Woodland.

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.00 to 0.50
width[m]: 1.00 to 4.00
rainfall[cm]: 40.00 to 100.00

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