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Sticky Geraea Plant Care
Geraea viscida S.F.Blake
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Encelia viscida A.Gray, 1876
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How do you care for Sticky Geraea?
Sticky Geraea grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Sticky Geraea Native To?
What Is the Sticky Geraea?
Sticky Geraea (Geraea viscida) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Geraea genus. Sticky Geraea is native to southern California, mainly the chaparral hills of eastern San Diego County, and nearby Baja California. Sticky Geraea is also known as Encelia viscida.
Sticky Geraea displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Sticky Geraea produces bright yellow daisy-like flowers.
What Light Does the Sticky Geraea Need?
Sticky Geraea thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Sticky Geraea?
Well-draining sandy soil with some organic matter. Good drainage is essential for Sticky Geraea to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Sticky Geraea?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Sticky Geraea?
Sticky Geraea can be propagated through seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to desert gold plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Sticky Geraea Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Sticky Geraea, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Sticky Geraea?
Sticky Geraea is susceptible to aphids, whiteflies, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Sticky Geraea is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Geraea genus — compare its care with other Geraea species on PlantoScan.
Geraea is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Sticky Geraea thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Geraea viscida S.F.Blake, family Asteraceae (first published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 49: 357 (1913)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Sticky Geraea, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: Curtis Clark, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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