Tropicals, Woody > Encelia > Encelia farinosa > Encelia farinosa
Encelia farinosa
Brittle Bush
Origin: Southwestern United States of America and northwestern Mexico.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Encelia |
| Species |
| farinosa |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 10 - (-5) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 23 |
| Height |
| 30 - 150 cm |
| Spread |
| 90 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Gardens and border planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun. Well-drained and moist soil. Prefers dry or moist gravel laden sandy and volcanic soil. Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Round and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Dry gravelly slopes and open sandy washes. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thick and woody branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| 5 - 6 cm leaves. The stems are tall, thin and leafless. |
| Flower Description |
| Daisy-like yellow flowers that form on a stem. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are greyish-silver or bluish-green. The flowers are yellow. |
| Texture Description |
| The leaves have a velvety texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The stems have a sweet aroma and syrup-like resin which is still used in churches in some parts of Mexico as incense. Native American people are known to have used the same substance as glue and chewing gum. |
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