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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
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.
On Aug 10, 2002, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
Re-seeds easily and looks great. Always seems to be blooming. Grows well in many zones, too.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Clinton, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Toney, Alabama Clovis, California Apopka, Florida Clearwater, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Pensacola, Florida Sarasota, Florida Jeffersonville, Indiana Lansing, Kansas Barbourville, Kentucky Symsonia, Kentucky Covington, Louisiana Zachary, Louisiana Linthicum Heights, Maryland Monroe, New York Ronkonkoma, New York Cincinnati, Ohio Anderson, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Swansea, South Carolina Austin, Texas Dallas, Texas Port Lavaca, Texas San Antonio, Texas Danville, Virginia Vienna, Virginia Liberty, West Virginia
6 members have or want this plant for trade.
