Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana Pursh

Aster family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.2 – 9.0

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 8 – 40 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Hemileuca hera hear

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.