Atriplex semibaccata (Australian saltbush)

Cultivation

Grow in dry, poor, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates drought, coastal, and saline conditions.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Coastal, Beds and borders, Mediterranean, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Wind-breaker, Foliage only, Salt tolerant

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Very Low
Central Valley = Very Low
South Coastal = Very Low
South Inland = Very Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Low
Low Desert = Very Low

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming, Spreading

Native to

Australia

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic