Sandhill Sage

Artemisia pycnocephala

Sandhill sage is a soft, silver-white coastal California subshrub forming low aromatic mounds on dunes and bluffs, salt- and drought-tolerant for seaside gardens.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–2 ft
Spacing: 2–3 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: June, July, August
Bloom colors: yellow, brown
Wildlife value: songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses: foundation, container
Native states: CA