sea ox-eye
Borrichia frutescens
USDA zones8 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sea ox-eye (Borrichia frutescens) is a perennial for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms colonies of shrub-like stems with fleshy, gray-green leaves and bright yellow, daisy-like flowers. Bees, butterflies, and seed-eating birds visit it, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Seaside goldenrod, Eastern baccharis, and Black mangrove.
Native range
AL, FL, GA, LA, and 6 more places. See all 10
AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TX, and VA.