Dyssodia pentachaeta

Exposure: full sun
Water: every week or two during growing season
Soil: most soils
Propagation: seed; self sows
Maintenance: none; deadhead if desired

    Dyssodia pentachaeta
    Golden dyssodia
Asteraceae Family

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bed of Golden dyssodia
Form: low growing herbaceous perennial ; wildflower
Seasonality: short lived perennial
Size: 7in high and wide
Leaves: green, lacy, to 1in long, threadlike and pointed
Flowers: bright yellow daisylike flowers on 1-3in stems; in spring and summer
Fruit: seeds
Stems/Trunks: bright green stems
Range/Origin: New Mexico, Texas, Northern Mexico
Hardiness: hardy

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

attracts butterflies
wildflower gardens
color during hot months

Dyssodia pentachaeta
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

Exposure: full sun
Water: every week or two during growing season
Soil: most soils
Propagation: seed; self sows
Maintenance: none; deadhead if desired

Research by Master Gardener Linda Drew

NOTES:
Sometimes called "dogweed," but that common name is also used for many other plants.
Some references list Dyssodia as Thymophylla pentachaeta.

Golden dyssodia flower

leaf detail

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