Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
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Details & Attributes
| Plant Type(s) | Subshrub |
| Native to Arizona | Yes! |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Sun | Full Sun |
| Pollinators | Bees, butterflies |
| Size In relative feet, width by height |
4' × 4' - 5' × 5' |
| Flowering Season | February - May, August - September |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Minimum Temperature Range | -20 °F |
| Leaf Description | Alternate ovate leaves clustered at stem tips. They are a silvery green color due to the dense small hairs on them. |
| Fruit | Dry single seeded fruit that does not open when mature (achenes). |
| View on SEINet | View SEINet Entry |
| Range Map | View SEINet Range Map |
| Description | A very distinctive plant with its bluish to gray-green powdery looking leaves; the whole plant usually rounded in form and surrounded by bright yellow flower heads. Where the species is common it turns whole hillsides yellow in the springtime. |
