Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 2-6'
Natural Growth Habit: Mounding, Spreading
Native To: Mexico, Southwest
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Fragrant / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 10-13
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-11
Dalea greggii is a dense, trailing evergreen subshrub featuring silvery blue-green foliage and tiny purple flowers. Low-growing, it makes an excellent groundcover. Other uses include lawn substitute, weed suppression, low borders, medians, erosion control. Will thrive in desert conditions and do well in seacoast landscapes. It needs minimal to no irrigation in coastal zones once established and only twice-monthly watering in desert landscapes. Overwatering will cause it to rot. Low shade tolerance, prefers full sun. While it handles very light understory shade from desert trees, it becomes sparse and loses its silver color in true shade. Tolerates poor, gravelly, alkaline, and limestone soils. Excellent drainage is mandatory. Deer-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.
Dalea greggii is a dense, trailing evergreen subshrub featuring silvery blue-green foliage and tiny purple flowers. Low-growing, it makes an excellent groundcover. Other uses include lawn substitute, weed suppression, low borders, medians, erosion control. Will thrive in desert conditions and do well in seacoast landscapes. It needs minimal to no irrigation in coastal zones once established and only twice-monthly watering in desert landscapes. Overwatering will cause it to rot. Low shade tolerance, prefers full sun. While it handles very light understory shade from desert trees, it becomes sparse and loses its silver color in true shade. Tolerates poor, gravelly, alkaline, and limestone soils. Excellent drainage is mandatory. Deer-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.
