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silver sagebrush
Artemisia cana ssp. cana
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Artemisia cana, Seriphidium canum
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 in. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Evergreen
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
2, 3 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is wind pollinated and is an important larval host plant for native butterflies. Flora of North America lists three subspecies of A. cana, all native to the U.S. Two of the subspecies listed in this database are native to Colorado. This species has entire leaves and is found mostly on the eastern slope.