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Coyote Bush
Baccharis pilularis
  
About Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis) 81 Nurseries Carry This Plant Coyote Bush (also called Coyote Brush) is a common California native shrub. It is versatile and adaptable in a wide range of landscape applications. Its short height and spreading habit make this plant a practical choice for groundcover and bank stabilization. It is also said to be fire-resistant and can tolerate recycled water.

It has small, evergreen leaves and abundant white and yellow flowers that are very attractive to insects. Coyote Bush grows well in most soil types. It is a drought-adapted, low-water plant that requires minimal summer irrigation.
Bornstein, C., Fross, D., & O’Brien, B. (2011). Reimagining the California Lawn.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
1.5 - 10 ft tall
12 ft wide

Form
Form
Mounding, Spreading

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast, Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
None

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported
 
Very attractive to insects, especially when in flower. It is common to find wasp galls on leaves.

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 11 confirmed , 18 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Bucculatrix variabilis Image
Bucculatrix variabilisBucculatrix variabilis
Prochoerodes truxaliata Image
Prochoerodes truxaliataProchoerodes truxaliata
Aristotelia argentifera Image
Aristotelia argentiferaAristotelia argentifera

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low, Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Very Easy

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of soils including sand, clay and alkaline. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Bank Stabilization, Groundcovers, Hedges, Butterfly Gardens, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Good with oaks, Toyon, Coffeeberry species, Manzanita species, Ceanothus species, sages, and most other chaparral species

Maintenance
Maintenance
The upright form can be pruned to be tree-like if desired. The ground cover forms should be pruned annually if a neat appearance is desired. Some may even be mowed.

Propagation
Propagation?
Nursery plants are usually male clones to avoid the fluffy plumes which some people may be allergic to. If you have both male and female plants in close proximity, you will get seedlings.  For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
5*, 7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Bluffs, hills, foothills and flats as a component of chaparral or coastal sage scrub

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.6" - 123.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 3.72", Coldest Month: 39.7" - 59.0", Hottest Month: 56.7" - 87.9", Humidity: 0.01" - 38.93", Elevation: -152" - 6046"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Coyotebrush


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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