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The melampodium is one of the most prolific of summer annuals, in more ways than one. First, it stays covered with small yellow, daisy-like flowers, about an inch in diameter, from an early age. Second, these flowers make seed like the tribes of man and cover the earth, seedlings coming up constantly all during the growing season, and even from one season to the next. Foliage is bright, not dark green; and the yellow, many-petaled flowers have a darker bronzy-orange center. They need good sun to bloom well, and must stay watered, though they are not fussy. Interestingly, they do not seem particularly attractive to butterflies. Nonetheless, for the profusion of color, they're worth including in a butterfly garden along with other annuals and perennials that are.
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Plant with other hot-weather annuals such as flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum), gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa) and celosia (Celosia argentea). Use them to surround summer blooming perennials like gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) or just make a bed of solid melampodium! Dark red, taller pentas (Pentas lanceolata) surrounded by bright yellow melampodium makes a hot, bright summer combination. We feel that the "butter daisy" is destined to become as popular as marigolds and zinnias in the near future!
Features 2/8/97; updated Steve Christman 10/17/02, 11/11/03
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