Baccharis sarothroides - Desert Broom

Evergreen to summer deciduous shrub to 6+ ft. Small, light green leaves on green branches. Stays leafy with supplemental summer water, otherwise the leaves drop in summer to reveal bare green branches. Small yellow flowers in late summer are followed by white seed heads in fall. Great for attracting butterflies, insect pollinators, and song birds. Fast growing, excellent for slope stabilization. Full sun, low water. Tolerates sand and clay soils. Hardy to 25º F.

Best buds with . . . Desert Agave (Agave deserti), Great Basin Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Brittlebush (Encelia spp.), California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Chaparral Mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus), Mohave Yucca (Yucca shidigera), and cactus species