Prefer soils rich in O.M. and sites that have full sun near coast to partial to full shade in hotter inland areas. Prefer supplemental water in summer. Use in perennial borders, as foreground plants or mix with ferns, Clivia, etc. Go back up path toward nursery, turn left, follow path around nursery to bank, turn left. Baccharis pilularis Prostrate Coyote Bush, Dwarf Baccharis, Chaparral Broom, Coyote Bush, Dwarf Chaparral Broom.
Leaves are oval and typically show some serrations.
Flowers are not significant. Fruit can be messy. Female plants produce cottony seeds which blow everywhere and make a nuisance of themselves. Growth rate is moderate to rapid, plant in full sun to half shade. Can survive very wet soils to very dry soils along coast.