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Image shows the beautiful butterfly attractant,
Melampodium paludosum 'Show Star' |
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Melapodium paludosum 'Show Star'
(Butter Daisy, Star Daisy, Medallion Plant) |
Family: Acanthaceae
Origin: Peru, south America
Light: Full Sun/sun-part shade
Height: 14-24"
Spread: 1-3'
Blooms: Yellow, star-shaped flowers, long lasting, from late
Spring-Fall
Foliage: Green
Soil: Well-drained, drought tolerant
Water: Regular
Fertilizer: Bi-weekly with well-balanced fertilizer
Propagation: Seeds
Uses: Container, edging, filling in gaps, mass planting, xeriscaping
Comments: Melampodium paludosum 'Show Star' or Butter Daisy or
Star Daisy or Medallion Plant is an attractive carefree annual compact
plant that is pest and disease tolerant. The flowers do not need to be
deadheaded and they continuously put out never-ending blooms all
Summer long. Melampodium paludosum 'Show Star' plants are very easy to
grow and they love heat and humidity. This plant is a self-seeder
and you will have many more plants next season. The Zebra swallowtail
butterflies love this plant.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8b-10 |
