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Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) is a vigorous shrub common throughout much of Utah. Aromatic gray-green leaves grow on white-green stems with bright clusters of yellow flowers appearing at the top in late summer. Rubber Rabbitbrush keeps an attractive upright growth habit with minimal spring pruning and is extremely drought tolerant. Use Rabbitbrush to add color and texture to dry garden beds and borders, xeric gardens, or natural or restorative plantings. It can also be used for slope or bank stabilization or grown as a low hedge. This plant is flammable and should not be planted next to houses or other buildings. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Irrigation Requirement: Very Low (Water to Establish) *Do not give supplemental water, which can cause this plant to overwhelm the landscape
Mature Size: 4 - 7' tall and 3 - 6'wide
Spacing: 4 - 7' apart
Bloom Colors: Yellow
Bloom Season: August - September
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Deer Resistant: No
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Soils: Requires well-drained soil, but can be tolerant of sand, loam, or clay soils.
Plants in the Ericameria genus are host species for 18 known native pollinators in northern Utah. Rabbitbrush also provides nectar for a variety of pollinators in the late summer and cover for nesting birds.