= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Gutierrezia sarothrae
very low
golden yellow
late summer (Aug-Sep)
12 to 18 in.
12 to 18 in.
Yes
native to western US
sun
USDA zones 3-6
hardy to 10,000 ft.
Broom snakeweed is a small perennial flower or subshrub that makes an excellent addition to low water landscapes. It is a native plant found in open, dry plains of the western US.
It grows as a tidy green mound of tiny leaves for most of the year, then becomes covered in small, golden yellow blooms in late summer. It is very similar to dwarf blue rabbitbrush, but smaller in size and with greener leaves.
We've had this plant in our Native Shrub Walk for several years. It receives very little supplemental water, but performs well year after year. It has proven to be a very good low-water, low-maintenance flowering perennial.
Cut stems to ground level in late winter before new growth begins in spring.
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