Melampodium Leucanthum
Blackfoot Daisy
Black Foot Daisy is superbly adapted to warm, sunny summers. With decent rains, it will flower almost all summer, covering itself with 1" wide, white, yellow centered daisies on tidy, mounding plants. Drought tolerant plant. Plant en masse in a well-drained border or use in a rock garden. Blackfoot daisy can be short-lived.
Contributed by @treefrog44
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Blackfoot Daisy
Latin name
Melampodium Leucanthum
type
Perennial
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.60 M
Melampodium Leucanthum
Black Foot Daisy is superbly adapted to warm, sunny summers. With decent rains, it will flower almost all summer, covering itself with 1" wide, white, yellow centered daisies on tidy, mounding plants. Drought tolerant plant. Plant en masse in a well-drained border or use in a rock garden. Blackfoot daisy can be short-lived.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Black Foot Daisy prefers sandy soils and gravel mulch; don't plant it in clay. It thrives in low fertility, well-drained soil. It is best planted en masse, in full sun and is well suited to the back of a rockery.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn
Melampodium have a long flowering season, and bear their yellow or white flowers from Spring right through until cold weather in Autumn or Winter
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