Chamise

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 8 inches

Growth Form: Thicket Forming

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Fall, Winter and Spring

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Chamise: Argyrotaenia niscana, Aristotelia adenostomae, Aristotelia eldorada, Aroga eldorada, Chlorosea banksaria gracearia, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca electra electra, Hulstina wrightiaria, Lacinipolia quadrilineata, Nasusina vaportata, Paleacrita longiciliata, Plodia interpunctella, Pterotaea lamiaria, Satyrium tetra