Hyper-local yet generally underappreciated, Brickell Bush is a verdant species that can be found thriving in the brutal summer heat of Southern California’s dry foothills. A member of the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family, Brickell Bush blooms during the hot, summer months, providing support to local pollinators at a time when the abundant flowering of spring has long passed. This unprepossessing plant’s flowers are not particularly showy, but they exude a pleasant fragrance that may remind you of your favorite hiking trail and the seed heads beautifully catch the late summer light. Much like Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis), another low-key member of the Asteraceae family, Brickell Bush will provide both habitat and a somewhat neutral, green backdrop for the more extroverted species in your garden. This is an extremely low-maintenance plant requiring virtually no supplemental water once established. All it needs is a hard trim after setting seed. It will respond with lush, new growth over the course of the rainy season.
Brickell Bush

Scientific Name
Brickellia californica
Full Sun
Part Sun
Low
Max. Height × Width
2-5 feet × 2-4 feet
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Price & Availability
In production for fall 2023