Broom Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Broom snakeweed is a low, rounded subshrub that turns golden in late summer with tiny massed flowers, a tough, drought-proof pollinator plant of dry western rangelands.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–2 ft
Spacing: 1–2 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: August, September, October
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: foundation, container
Native states: AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY