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Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Have been growing this for several years. It does not reseed itself in Nebraska; need to start a new plant each year. Will try to save some seeds & try to start in spring since several of you have luck with it reseeding. Does not get tall, but spreads nicely. It adds a nice color all summer. Love it!
On Oct 15, 2006, Lady_fern from Jeffersonville, IN (Zone 6a) wrote:
Very drought tolerant; they thrived while an azalea died! I am digging out all my black-eyed susans and replacing them with these annuals. They bloom July through frost.
They do best in 100% full sun. If shaded at all, they are much smaller and not nearly as robust.
On Aug 14, 2006, kqcrna from Cincinnati, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
I think melampodium is one of the most underused annuals. They bloom all summer in full or part sun, always look fresh and require no deadheading, and are quite drought tolerant. They do reseed here; this is only my 2nd year with this plant and I have quite a few volunteers. Seedlings are easy to remove or transplant. Seeds are pretty obvious and easy to harvest for next year. I am collecting and hoarding seeds as I never want to be without these beautiful flowers
On Aug 19, 2002, Oscarsdotter from Mason, MI wrote:
These are the sweetest little flowers!
Mine have grown to approx. 15-20" tall,
and have been in bloom (constantly!) since Spring.
A wonderful little annual here in Zone 5.
12 members have or want this plant for trade.
