Encelia californica - Coast sunflower

Coast sunflower (Encelia californica) is an evergreen perennial shrub of California chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and coastal strand, with daisy-like yellow flowers prized for cutting.¹ It grows 0.5-1.5 m tall and 1-2 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen
• Perennial

Functions

• Wildlife habitat¹
• Drought-tolerance¹
• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.5-1.5
Diameter (m)	1-2

Footnotes

1. Encelia californica, Coast Sunflower | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩