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Gardner's saltbush
Atriplex gardneri
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Drought Tolerant, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Clay, Gravel, Nutrient Poor, Poorly Drained, Salty, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Can withstand dry, hot and saline soils. A good selection for soils in SE Fort Collins. This species is wind pollinated.