About
Baccharis genistelloides is a compact shrub that typically reaches a height of about 60 cm. It features upright, green stems that are jointed and winged, but lack leaves. From late summer through autumn, it produces small clusters of white flowerheads.
About the genus
This genus comprises more than 400 species of dioecious shrubs and herbaceous perennials, which can be either deciduous or evergreen, and are found across North, Central, and South America. The leaves may be arranged alternately or may be entirely absent. The flower heads appear in axillary panicles or corymbs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1 or pruning group 4, although will tolerate renovation pruning, but flowering would be delayed for a year ot two
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free