Grindelia squarrosa

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Height:	⇕	40
Width:	⇔	32
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		3 to 9
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Grindelia squarrosa (curly-top gumweed or curly-cup gumweed) is a small biennial or short-lived perennial plant which grows to a height of 90 cm (3 ft) and bears yellow flowers from June to September. It was discovered by Lewis and Clark and before that it had been used by Great Plains Tribes as a medicinal herb.

Read about Grindelia squarrosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Grindelia squarrosa, Dunal. Shrubby, smooth, branched from base, 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. dark or bluish green with clasping bases: fl.-heads sticky: outer achenes usually squarely truncate and even at summit. Manitoba to Mex. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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