Their use can reduce the need for irrigation water. Given that we live in the shrub-steppe, we do have a variety of shrubs to consider. Gray rabbit-brush is starting to bloom now with bright yellow flowers. The flowers are in clusters of small heads at the top of the shrub. Gray rabbit-brush is gray because it is densely covered with white or gray woolly hairs on leaves and stems.
Leaves are long and very narrow.
This shrub is usually only two to three feet tall. It also has a strong and less than pleasant smell when the leaves are crushed. It also has bright golden yellow flowers and is starting to bloom now. Green rabbit-brush is green because it lacks hairs on the leaves and stem. The stems and flowers are somewhat sticky to the touch.