Canyon Gray Sagebrush (Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray') is a natural cultivar of California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) from San Miguel Island, one of the Channel Islands in Southern California. This prostrate horticultural selection was collected and introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

'Canyon Gray' is a prostrate selection of California sagebrush that features a low, spreading growth habit and finely dissected, fragrant, silvery foliage. Mature plants will reach 1-2' tall and spread to fill a 4-10' area.

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' (Coastal Sagebrush) - A large scale groundcover that remains under 2 feet tall and spreads to form a compact mat to 10 feet wide with finely divided light gray-green leaves that have 1- to 2-inch-long threadlike lobes.

Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Gray’ is a selection of native sagebrush that was taken from plants found growing on San Miguel Island. It has a very low and prostrate growth habit, 15-18 in. tall and a rambling nature to 8-10 ft. across.

Artemisia californica ' Canyon Gray', is a low spreader. This silver ground cover is drought tolerant and deer resistant. Leaves are also fragrant. It can be less than 1ft high and about 4ft across. Use as a gray ground cover that likes sun near coast, cool sun or part shade inland. Canyon Gray tolerates clay, if it dry.

2012年3月23日 · Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Gray’ is a prostrate cultivar that grows to only 1’ to 2’ in height but can spread up to 6’ in width with virtually no maintenance or water needed. Its low spreading habit makes it an excellent choice for erosion control and fire resistance.

Evergreen subshrub to 1 ft tall and spreading to 5 ft+. Aromatic, finely divided silver foliage. Attractive ground cover, looks nice trailing over a retaining wall. Great for erosion control. Full sun along the coast to light shade inland. Low water. Tolerates a wide variety of soils, including sandy soils, dry clay soils, and serpentine soils.

An unusual prostrate form of our coastal native sagebrush, forming a loose, nearly flat mat of finely cut, silvery, fragrant foliage around 4 ft. wide. Useful as a bank cover or for the top of a retaining wall where it can cascade over the edge. Combines beatifully with ceanothus, buckwheats and iris.

California sagebrush typically grows as an upright shrub to about four feet in height, but the ‘Canyon Gray’ selection grows to no more than two feet with weeping, trailing branches of finely dissected, white-green leaves. The ground-hugging branches can fill quite an area - up to ten feet.

About Canyon Grey Sagebrush Plant Family: Asteraceae Plant Type: Perennial Size: 1-2' H x 6' W Growth Habit: Mounding, mat-like groundcover Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen Growth Rate: Fast Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil Preference: Adaptable Water Requirements: Drought-tol.