What is Chamise?

Chamme is a drought-tolerant evergreen shrub from the Chapar regions in the state of California in the United States. This adaptable shrub can grow up to 10 feet (3 m) high and 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and often grows in dense stands called Kamissal. The Latin name of this flowering plant is adostoma fasciculatum , although it is also known as grease due to flammable oils contained in its green leaves in the shape of a needle. Many Californian fire brigades have been discouraged from planting camouflage wood because of these flammable oils, but this shrub made of white or cream flowers from this shrub makes it a beautiful addition to the desert garden. Small flowers are grouped along the stems and create a fine, lace look. The flowers slowly darken on the cream and then into the color of the resistance when they dry up during the summer months. These dry flowers can contribute to fires during the summer. White and cream flowers go well with any colored floor in the desert garden and a large shrub size can add height orFrame smaller plants.

Gardeners looking for shrubs for checking erosion or for adding beauty to the desert garden in a hot dry climate should consider planting Chamise. This desert shrub prefers full sun and its large size can create a shadow for other plants. Shub flourishes in dry sandy soil with adequate drainage, but is also very adaptable and can grow in the nutrient of the poor or seriously soil. For this reason, this shrub is often planted to help control the erosion.

regular watering and occasional fertilization stimulates flowering, but the plant can also very well tolerate the lack of water. Chamise is a deep spicy plant. Even if the plants are cut off to the ground in winter, they will return in the spring if the roots are left intact.

in its native chaplary habitat-rusty, peeling-filled area where vegetation consists mainly of small evergreen plantsRome to the roots during fires and then grows back from these intact root systems. The crypt is so susceptible to fires due to flammable oils present on the leaves in the summer that most fire brigades recommend to cut all grease shrubs at the end of spring. Also, Chamise should not be planted near buildings to prevent the bushes from stimulating fires with a brush to spread to the structure.