Northwest Palms

for joe in saltspring----bacharis species

since i dont post on the other board----bacharis species are fairly wdely distributed in milder parts of u.s. and mexico---mostly as medium to tall shrubs. the one pictured (a s.e. species) is the largest that i have ever seen pictured. the native species here (from around the mid oregon coast down into california) is b. pilularis aka "coyote brush" which generally tops out at around 6-8' (2-3m) and is most commonly seen in the ground cover cutlivars "twin peaks" and "pigeon point" other species are native to california and the s.w. they can be tough drought tolerant evergreens but the flowers are rather small though generally honey scented. they are members of the daisy family (which includes asters and dandilions) and might be considered analogues of the distanltly related oleareas and similar "tree daisies" of sustralia and new zealand.

The following thread was started by georgeinbandon,oregon on November 14, 2009 at 10:16 am PST

That is awesome info. It is something I wasn't familiar with and when I saw someone post a pic. of it on the other forum I thought it was a nice looking specimen. Cheers, Joe

The above followup was added by Joe , Salt Spring Island on November 14, 2009 at 5:55 pm PST.