Native Plants

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica
Location

May not be native

Use Location
Type
Shrubs
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Seeds

Also known as California Sagebrush, this evergreen, perennial shrub grows 1 to 3 feet in height and width with soft, gray-green foliage. This plant grows in full sun and poor, dry, well-drained soils, blooming tiny flowers from June to November in green, pink, or yellow.

May Attract

California Sagebrush is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski