Baccharis

Baccharis - Curious evergreen shrubs mostly from S. America, and not always hardy with us inland, though excellent for seaside places, where they thrive down to the waters edge. They do best in rather poor soils and upon dry stony banks, growing rapidly and giving distinct effect both of leaf and flower. The various kinds differ widely from one another, B. halimifolia (Sea Purslane), the best known, attaining a height of 6 to 12 feet. B. patagonica (Groundsell Tree) is handsome in foliage, with white flower-heads, borne in profusion. It is said to make an effective hedge-plant. B. salicina, a shrub of about 6 feet, from Colorado, comes near halimifolia, but is hardier. B. Xalapensis and B. trimera are seldom seen, but well worth a place in coast gardens.

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