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Baccharis dracunculifolia

Baccharis dracunculifolia
Photo: flaksbaum, Public domain

Baccharis dracunculifolia is a shrubby native of South America, best known as the source plant of green propolis, a resin collected by honeybees. It is grown mainly as a medicinal and bee-forage plant rather than as an ornamental.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerates poor, sandy or rocky ground.
Temperature
Tolerates warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Peru to Brazil and N. Argentina

About

Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medical plant found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Baccharis dracunculifolia is used for green propolis production.

Other Baccharis plants

Baccharis articulata · Eastern baccharis · Coyotebrush · Chilean romerillo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baccharis dracunculifolia 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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