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Virgin River Brittlebush
Encelia virginensis
Virgin River Brittlebush shares the majority of its native range with and is quite similar in appearance to the related Brittlebush (E. farinosa). Has a smaller mature size and the flower stalks are unbranched, but it still has the lovely daisy-like flowers and silvery gray-green to blue-gray foliage. A small shrub that can be massed as an informal hedge for a boundary. It also can stand alone to fill a midground area. It brings vivid, early color to the landscape as it is among the first to bloom in the spring. In the landscape, it may remain evergreen. Hardy and easy to grow.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Reflected Heat
- Height range: 1–3 Feet
- Width range: 1–3 Feet
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Evergreen, Semi-Deciduous
- Flower color: Yellow
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit color: Brown
- Fruit season: Summer, Autumn
- General foliage color: Blue, Grey, Green
- Design style: Butterflies
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 0 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Canopy value: 3 ft²
- Native location: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and northern Mexico (Mojave and Sonoran Deserts)
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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