Madia elegans
(Common Madia)
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Annual
Origin - Western USA
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - up to 1.2m
Width - 30cm
Location - The House Border
Description: Tall, upright annual with grey-green, aromatic foliage. Bright yellow, daisy-like flowers, each with a deep red ring towards the centre are produced from early summer into autumn. Flowers open in the morning, and then again in the evening, but close during the day in strong sunlight.
Flower:
Daisy-like flowers are composed of a central cluster of golden disc florets surrounded by bright yellow ray florets, each marked with deep red at the base and notched at the tips. Flowers are produced from June into September.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic grey-green leaves are lanceolate to linear in shape and held on tall stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to linear
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in reasonably fertile, well drained soil.