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Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba.

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Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba.
October 11, 2006.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Near Superior, Arizona.
Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba. Also Called: Shrubby Goldeneye, Resin Bush, Skeletonleaf Goldeneye. Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment. Pictures, Photos, Information, Descriptions, Images, & Reviews. Shrubs. At Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Resin Bush Leaf Structure
Viguiera stenoloba		Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba
Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba. Also Called: Shrubby Goldeneye, Resin Bush, Skeletonleaf Goldeneye. Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment. Pictures, Photos, Information, Descriptions, Images, & Reviews. Shrubs. At Boyce Thompson Arboretum.Resin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba. Also Called: Shrubby Goldeneye, Resin Bush, Skeletonleaf Goldeneye. Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment. Pictures, Photos, Information, Descriptions, Images, & Reviews. Shrubs. At Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Resin Bush, Viguiera stenolobaResin Bush, Viguiera stenoloba

Resin Bush.
Viguiera stenoloba, Aster or Sunflower Family ( Asteraceae ) also known as the Composite Family: ( Compositae ), Resin Bush: Also Called: Shrubby Goldeneye, Resin Bush, Skeletonleaf Goldeneye.

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Skeleton-leaf goldeneye is an extremely ornamental shrub or sub-shrub. It adapts to most well-drained sites in full sun,

Shrubby Goldeneye blooms intermittently through the summer and heavily in the fall.

It has thin dark green leaves, golden daisies and a rounded growth habit.

In its native habitat, skeleton-leaf goldeneye is evergreen, but farther north it will be only root hardy.

Its leaves contain aromatic oils and it is a larval plant for some butterflies.


Quick Notes:

Height: Up to about 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide.

Flowers: Terminal heads with yellow ray and disk flowers about 3 inches in diameter.

Flowering Time: February to June. About anytime after rains.

Leaves: Dark - green, Simple, alternate, drought-deciduous, narrow strip of blade along midrib and a couple of skinny lobes.

Found: The USDA claims it is native to the USA (NM, TX). Also native of the Chihuahuan desert, into northern Mexico; within the states of n Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Le�n, San Luis Potos�, Tamaulipas, & Zacatecas.

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F)

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Elevation: 0 - 5,000 feet.

Habitat: Does best in dry, sandy, well-drained/light soils. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona.

Miscellaneous: Shrub Photos Taken October 11, 2006. Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Near Superior, Arizona.

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