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Perennial · Asteraceae Draft — unreviewed

Blackfoot daisy

Melampodium leucanthum Torr. & A.Gray

Also called blackfoot daisy.

Small mounding native with honey-scented white daisies nearly year-round in the desert. Thrives in reflected heat and gravel.

Size over time

Typical landscape size 0.2–0.3 m (0–1 ft) tall and 0.3–0.5 m (1 ft) wide; medium growth, about 3 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.25) from the #1 install size.

00.511.52mPlanting0.1 × 0.3 mYear 30.2 × 0.3 mYear 100.2 × 0.4 mMature0.2 × 0.4 m

Bloom

White flowers, Mar–Nov (northern-hemisphere months; timing shifts with region and season).

Bloom calendar: months each plant is in bloom
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Blackfoot daisy : Mar–Nov

Design notes

  • Overwatering and rich soil kill it — no amendments.
  • Shear lightly in late winter.

Regions

Native range: Southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.

Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:

Southwest

Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.

Related plants

Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium · Perennial · 0.5–0.9 m (1–3 ft)
Sunset hyssop
Agastache rupestris · Perennial · 0.5–0.8 m (1–2 ft)
Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa · Perennial · 0.5–0.8 m (1–2 ft)
Desert marigold
Baileya multiradiata · Perennial · 0.3–0.5 m (1 ft)
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum · Perennial · 0.3–0.6 m (1–2 ft)
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis · Perennial · 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 ft)

Plan with Blackfoot daisy

Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.

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