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How to Grow
Sunlight
Full Sun
6+ hours of direct sun per day
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Plant Type
Annual, Herb
Lifespan
Annual
Flower
Solitary daisy-like flowers with yellow rays and darker yellow centers. As the flowers fade, the stems branch to produce additional bloom.
Fruit
Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Benefits
Attracts
Butterflies
Pollinators
Taxonomy
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Melampodium
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