Ambrosia hispida
Coastal Ragweed, Bay Geranium
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 1 ft tall by spreading ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow,NA | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Groundcover for sunny, dry sites. Spreads by rooting at the nodes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Will do poorly if over watered. Many people are allergic to its wind-borne pollen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Cuttings from established plants. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Circum-neutral to calcareous. |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Wind pollinated plant so does not attract pollinators. | |
Native Habitats: | Coastal uplands |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures