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Baby Blue rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa 'Baby Blue'
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Chrysothamnus nauseosa
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- September, October, November
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fall Color, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sandy, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This native selection was selected from a natural population in Larimer County. This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.