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Asteraceae
Coastal Golden Bush
Isocoma menziesii
Coastal resilience.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Isocoma
- Native to
- California, Baja California
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- subshrub
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, alkaline
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Coastal golden bush is one of the few native California shrubs that blooms in late fall, providing nectar when little else flowers.
- It is commonly found growing on bluffs, dunes, and disturbed areas along the California coast.
- The resinous leaves are sticky to the touch and have a pungent aromatic smell when crushed.
- This plant is an important late-season nectar source for monarch butterflies during their fall migration.
- It thrives in alkaline and even slightly saline soils where most other plants struggle to survive.
Color meanings
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perseverance
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optimism
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warmth