Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub, Ground cover

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Roadside

 

Special Uses

Erosion Control, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Wildlife

Gardner Saltbush is a short, prostrate, evergreen shrub that grows about 6 to 12 inches tall and wide or wider. It has small, oval to rounded pale to grey green leaves and inconspicuous flowers. It provides excellent erosion control for naturally-styled landscapes, and excellent forage for livestock and wildlife. Available locally in seed.

As with other saltbush, grow in full sun and well drained soil. Gardner is tolerant of a wide variety of soil types as long as they are well drained. Tolerates soil pH up to 8.5 and 9. It is frost tolerant to 0 F. Gardner saltbush frequently occurs on heavy to medium textured soils in valley bottoms, plains and on slopes from 3,500 to 7,000 feet. Extremely salt and alkaline tolerant. Previous scientific names: Atriplex buxifolia, Atriplex gordonii, Atriplex nuttallii, Atriplex nuttallii ssp. buxifolia, Atriplex nuttallii ssp