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Bigelow's false willow

Baccharis bigelovii

Also called Bigelow Baccharis, Bigelow's Falsewillow

Bigelow's false willow is a small desert shrub of the daisy family, native to the Chihuahuan Desert and nearby parts of the US and Mexico, growing up to about 1 m tall. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, and its care needs follow those of arid-region Baccharis.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings; it is adapted to dry conditions.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or rocky soil; poor soil is fine.
Temperature
Comfortable in warm, dry conditions; frost-tolerant to some degree in its native range, but protect from hard freezes in cultivation.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Arizona to Texas and N. Mexico

About

Baccharis bigelovii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Bigelow's false willow. It is found in the Chihuahuan Desert and nearby regions of the United States and Mexico, in the States of Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Baccharis bigelovii is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, branching from the base. It produces many small flower heads. The plant grows on rocky ground in coniferous forests.

Other Baccharis plants

Baccharis acutata · Baccharis alaternoides · Baccharis albida · Saltwater false willow · Baccharis arbutifolia · Baccharis aretioides · Baccharis articulata · Shortleaf baccharis · Broombush false willow · Baccharis dracunculifolia · Baccharis eggersii · Baccharis fusca

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baccharis bigelovii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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