Atriplex lentiformis 'Island Form' (big saltbush)
Big Saltbush
Chumash - 'I'laq
A fast growing ground cover that can reach up to five feet tall and wide. It has yellow and brown flowers that bloom in the summer. This shrub makes a great hedge or bank stabilizaion.
Plant with: native grasses such as Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia sp.), Arrow Weed (Pluchea sericea), Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa or pubescens), Desert Thorn (Lycium sp.), Alkali Goldenbush (Isocoma acradenia), and willows (Salix sp.)
- Plant in full sun
- Best in sandy soil
- Water once a month after the first year
- Attracts butterflies and birds
- Hardy up to 15 degrees
- Native to California