Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium)

Melampodium leucanthum (Black Foot Daisy) - a genus of wildflowers native primarily to North America with a few species originating in Columbia and Brazil. M. leucanthum is an ever-blooming wildflower native to the Southwestern U.S.

Preferred growing conditions

• Plant in a fast-draining, infertile soil with full sun. Avoid clay soils. Mulch with gravel or not at all.
• Water regularly during the first growing season to establish the plant. Thereafter, infrequent but deep watering is all this plant needs.
• Deadheading is not needed as this is a naturally ever-blooming species.
• Fertilize lightly in the fall with Yum Yum Mix.

Special comments

• Melampodium is a tap-rooted plant and does not like to be transplanted once established.
• Leave standing over the winter and cut back hard in early to mid-spring, leaving 2 to 3 inches of stems above ground.
• These are short lived perennials that should be encouraged to re-seed. When happy, they form showy colonies of tidy white-flowered plants.