Artemisia palmeri (San Diego Sagewort)

San Diego Sagewort

San Diego Sagewort is native to the coastal valleys of southern San Diego.  It is a fast growing shrub that can reach up to ten feet tall and six feet wide.  It is semi deciduous in the summer.  It has yellow, white flowers that bloom in the spring, summer, and fall.   This plant produces a pollen that can produce an allergic reaction.

Plant with:  Chamise (Adenostema fasciculatum), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos species), Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), Ceanothus species, Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida), California Encelia (Encelia californica), Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Scrub Oaks (Quercus species), Sage (Salvia species), and Mission Manzanita (Xylococcus bicolor)

- Full sun to part shade

- Sandy soil

- Attracts birds and butterflies

- California Native