puget sound gumweed
Grindelia integrifolia
USDA zones6 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size0 inches to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb , subshrub
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Puget sound gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia) is a perennial for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Bright yellow daisy-like flowers appear from early summer to fall and attract native bees and butterflies. It will readily self-sow, so you can pull extra seedlings. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Fountain grass, Edelweiss, and Boxwood.
Native range
OR and WA; BC.