Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana

Silver sagebrush is a silvery, aromatic sagebrush of moist western flats and meadow edges, providing essential cover and forage for sage-steppe wildlife. Cold- and drought-hardy.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 2–4 ft
Spacing: 2–4 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: August, September
Bloom colors: yellow, brown
Wildlife value: songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses: foundation
Native states: CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WY