Virgin River Brittlebush Seeds|Encelia virginensis|California Native Wildflowers|Native Plants|Desert|Native Seeds|Desert Plants|Daisy|Aster

Virgin River Brittlebush (Encelia virginensis) is a rounded, knee-high to thigh-high shrubs with medium-sized gray leaves and with many flower stalks extending above the tight ball of leaves. Each flower stalk is tipped with one large daisy flower. The ray flowers are yellow, while the disk flowers are orange (or at least darker yellow). The unbranched flowerstalks persist after the leaves are dropped.

Virgin River Brittlebush is a common component of vegetation communities along washes, on bajadas, and on the lower slopes of mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zone. It can also be common component of hot, dry vegetation communities in the Lower Sonoran (Creosote-Bursage Flats) life zone.

Virgin River Brittlebush is similar to a related species, Goldenhills [Brittlebush] (Encelia farinosa), but in Goldenhills, the flower stalks are branched, and the leaves are larger.

Grows easily in its natural zone. Plant in the fall in gravelly/sandy soil and full sun. Water moderately until plant is established. Packet will contain 50 seeds.