Botanical Name:   Baccharis sp.

Common Names:   Salt Bush

Plant type:   Shrub

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Zone:   

Light:   Sun

Size:   12' or more

Water:   Drought tolerant

Soil:   average to dry

Propagation:   seed

Bloom:   White - in late fall for a few weeks

Note:   Blooms only in fall. This is a great plant for wilder areas of a garden or a large garden due to the few weeks it produces bloom.

Note: Attracts small butterflies; Common Buckeye Junonia coenia, Ceraunus Blue , and assorted skippers.

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Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.