Baccharis sessiliflora
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Silverling is native to open environments, like sunny meadows and forest edges, where light is abundant. It flourishes in Full Sun but can also withstand Partial Sun, adapting well to a range of sunlight conditions.
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Silverling adapts well to temperature, tolerating high heat and wide temperature fluctuations. During hot periods, monitor watering and provide suitable shade to avoid sunburn. Conversely, Silverling is relatively sensitive to low temperatures. Although it can endure some cold, very low temperatures can cause frost damage.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Fertilize your Silverling in early spring to encourage healthy growth. Regular feeding improves its overall health, leading to robust growth, increased resilience to harsh conditions, and enhanced resistance to pests and diseases. Keep to a specific fertilization schedule for your Silverling to maintain foliage that is vibrant, deeply colored, and lush in appearance.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Baccharis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 1.83 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 2.13 m
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.25 cm to 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late fall, Early winter, Mid winter
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid winter, Late winter, Early spring
- Native Area
- Bahamas, Cuba