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Pigeon Point Baccharis

Pigeon Point Baccharis

BACCHARIS pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

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Common Name(s)
Coyote Brush, Dwarf Chaparral-Broom
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Perennial Zones
7, 8, 9, 10
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
2'–4'
Max Spread
Over 24"
Special Features
California Native, Ground cover
Garden Design Role
Ground cover
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Ground cover
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
White
Foliage Color
Green
Genus
Baccharis
Family
Asteraceae
Ship Size
4"

Pigeon Point Baccharis is the low, tidy form of the California coast's most dependable shrub, and it ships as a live 4-inch plant. Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' spreads into a dense evergreen mat of small dark green leaves that stays fresh straight through the dry months.

Put it where the hose does not reach. It covers broad ground quickly, holds a bank against winter runoff, takes coastal wind without complaint, and fills the awkward strip along a driveway or a fire road. Full sun or partial shade suits it, in sandy or clay soil, provided the drainage is reasonable. Water weekly until it roots in, then monthly through the first summer, and it largely takes over from there. Small honey-scented flowers bring in pollinators.

Fun fact: Coyote brush is dioecious, meaning each plant is either male or female, and the drifts of fluffy white seed that blow across California hillsides in autumn come only from the females. Landscape selections like this one are male clones, so you get the pollinator value with none of the fluff.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 7–10 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Perennial Zones: 7–10
  • Special: California Native, Ground cover

A true workhorse that still looks deliberate, and like everything we send, it arrives healthy or we replace it free.

Pigeon Point Baccharis