Isocoma veneta var. vernoniodes - Coastal goldenbush

Coastal goldenbush (Isocoma veneta var. vernoniodes, syn. Haplopappus venetus) is a stress-deciduous perennial that grows right along California’s coastal bluffs, sometimes hanging over the edge. It grows 0.1-0.5 m tall and 0.5-1 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Attracting beneficial insects¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.1-0.5
Diameter (m)	0.5-1

Footnotes

1. Isocoma venetus var. vernoniodes, Isocoma | 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 (tested as Haplopappus venetus) ↩