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© Ernie Marx
fourwing saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.5 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Clay, Gravel, Rocky, Salty, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is a long-lived species that can take hot and dry conditions. This species is wind pollinated and can tolerate slightly alkaline or saline soils. It is also a dioecious species, male and female flowers are found on separate plants.