Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Blackfoot Daisy
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Blackfoot daisy in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Blackfoot daisy
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Blackfoot daisy
- Season of bloom and planting time for Blackfoot daisy
- When, how deep, and where to plant Blackfoot daisy
- How to plant Blackfoot daisy
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Blackfoot daisy
- Landscape and container uses of Blackfoot daisy
- Comments about Blackfoot daisy and its features
Growing Blackfoot Daisy
Several cultivars of short-lived, dense, low, mounding, semi-evergreen perennial herbs, 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) tall, with deep taproots. Alternate or opposite, smooth, gray green, oval, pointed leaves, 2–3 in. (50–75 mm) long.
Butter daisy, Melampodium divaricatum, is a related species with yellow-rayed flowers and similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many white-rayed, daisylike, flat-faced, fragrant flowers, 1/2–1‑in. (12–25‑mm) wide, with yellow centers and purple veins on their undersides, in late spring–autumn or, in mild-winter climates, year-round.
Best Climates
Hardy. Self-seeding. Zones 4–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp to dry, well-drained, sandy soil. Fertility: Average–low. 5.5–6.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun, 1–2 ft. (30–60 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Drought tolerant. Fertilize annually in spring. Prune to shape in autumn. Avoid transplanting. Propagate by seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for banks, beds, borders, massed plantings in cottage, meadow, rock gardens. Pest and disease resistant.