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Melampodium cinereum

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Previously known as:

  • Melampodium cinereum var. ramosissimum
Phonetic Spelling
mel-am-POH-dee-um sin-ER-ee-um
Description

Hoary Blackfoot it s a small, perennial, flowering subshrub native to Texas and Mexico in the daisy family. In its native habitat, the plant is often found in open sites with sand, gravel, loam, or clay soils. At maturity, the shrub will only reach a height of 8 inches. It has white flowers with yellow centers that appear from mid-winter through mid-summer.

Hoary  Blackfoot is a hardy plant that does well in average, well-drained soil, but can also grow on rocky soil in deserts or in clay. It is moderately to highly drought and heat tolerant.

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#showy flowers#white flowers#long bloom time#subshrub#flowers late spring#flowers early spring#flowers midsummer#flowers early summer#flowers late winter#flowers mid-winter#flowers midspring
 
Melampdium cinereum
Flower Form Jim Robbins CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Tags:
#showy flowers#white flowers#long bloom time#subshrub#flowers late spring#flowers early spring#flowers midsummer#flowers early summer#flowers late winter#flowers mid-winter#flowers midspring
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Melampodium
    Species:
    cinereum
    Family:
    Asteraceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Texas, Northern Mexico
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Perennial
    Shrub
    Wildflower
    Maintenance:
    Low
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Texture:
    Clay
    Loam (Silt)
    Sand
    Shallow Rocky
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Occasionally Dry
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Type:
    Achene
    Fruit Description:
    Fruit is technically a cypsela, although it is often referred to as an achene.
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    White
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Head
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Long Bloom Season
    Showy
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Spring
    Summer
    Winter
    Flower Shape:
    Radial
    Flower Petals:
    7 - 20 petals/rays
    Flower Size:
    < 1 inch
    Flower Description:
    Daisy like flowers appear from January through July. Flower heads are about an inch wide.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Shape:
    Linear
    Oblong
    Leaf Margin:
    Entire
    Lobed
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    1-3 inches
    Leaf Width:
    < 1 inch
    Leaf Description:
    Linear to linear-oblong leaves, bright green to gray green, up to 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Drought
    Heat