Abutilon palmeri, Palmer’s Mallow Size:1 Gallon Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)

Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)

Water once a week

Butterflies Container Plant No Erosion Control Yes Bank Stabilization Yes Fire Resistant Yes Deer resistant Yes Local plant Yes

A fast growing California native shrub that can reach maturity in two years

Abutilon palmeri, Palmer’s Mallow Size:1 Gallon Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)Abutilon palmeri, Palmers Mallow A tough dense, rounded fast growing semi evergreen shrub. It has silvery soft velvety heart shaped leaves with one inch wide gold colored flowers. The flowers bloom nearly year round with peak bloom in spring and summer. After the flower petals have dropped the fuzzy sepals remain with the developing fruit and can be used in dry flower arrangements. This perennial herb grows up to eight feet tall and five feet wide.