A large annual with cheery yellow daisy-like flowers and fragrant foliage. Blooms throughout the summer and fall, when many other flowers are finished. Great for pollinators and birds. Reseeds easily. Plant Characteristics Family Name Asteraceae Species Name Madia elegans Common Name Common Madia Plant Type Annual Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Any Flower Color Yellow, Gold Flowering Months June, July, August, September, April, May, October, November Evergreen/Deciduous N/A Height by Width 5ft. x 5ft. Growth Rate Slow Endangered Not ranked Growth Habit Upright, Rounded, Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Throughout the California Floristic Province (excluding Channel Islands), Great Basin (excluding Warner Mtns, White and Inyo Mtns); to WA, NV, Baja Natural Habitat Grassy, open, or disturbed sites, in coarse or clayey soils, including serpentine; below 11,100' Specialty Features Butterflies/Moths Songbirds Aromatic Local Plants Pollinators Deer Resistant
