fourwing saltbush
Atriplex canescens
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) is a shrub for xeriscape gardens, hedges, and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to average soil of most types. Silvery leaves cover the mound-shaped branches. Showy gold-tan, four-winged fruits appear on female plants only, and birds and bees visit the plant. Severe pruning produces better specimens.
Pairs well with Big sagebrush, Blue grama, Yellow rabbitbrush, and Winterfat.
Native range
AZ, CA, CO, ID, and 13 more places. See all 17
AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY; AB.