Coast gumplant

This prostrate semi-decidious perennial herb is endemic to California and only grows 1-2 ft tall.

Coast gumplant is tough and fast growing and makes for a great ground cover.

This fast spreading plant produces abundant 2 in wide, bright yellow daisy-like blooms from spring well into summer.

As cut flowers they’ll add bright, sunny color from your garden into your home.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Ecological Value	Excellent butterfly nectar source in summer and fall; birds & small mammals eat the seeds, use plant as shelter and nesting site.
Container	1-Gal-O, 2-Gal, 2-Gal-O, D-16-O, 1-Gal, 1-GalS-o, 2-GalS-o, D-16, D-16S, D-16S-o, D-40, TB2-o
Ethnobotanical Uses	The gummy substance was used by Native Americans like glue and also as a topical skin lotion to treat skin afflictions, including rashes caused by poison oak.
Distribution	Endemic to California.
Elevation	Between 0 and 33 feet
Communities
Habitat	Windswept coastal bluffs and dunes