Madia elegans (Elegant Tarweed/Common Madia) Seed Packet WW

An upright, single-stemmed to multi- branched, herbaceous annual, with lemon-yellow flowers that occasionally display a red, central ring. Leaves are soft, grayish-green, muted by velvety hairs. The plants exude a slightly sticky resin with a pleasing scent. Flowers open in the morning and close during the heat of day. Depending on location, it can get very tall - if you snip the main stem, it will remain shorter and get bushy. Attractive to bees and butterflies. And birds relish the seeds!

• Family: Asteraceae
• Per/Ann: Annual
• Sun/Shade: Sun
• Zones: 7a to 9b
• Bloom time: June - August
• Habitat: Open sites, grassy hillsides, moist meadows.
• Height: up to 5 ft. Pinching central leader will increase branching and decrease height.
• Stratification: none
• Planting depth: shallow- cover lightly
• Seeding rate:

     Broadcasting: approx 30 seeds/ sq ft

     Small pots/Spots in situ: 5-10 (thin if necessary)

Can be fall or spring sown. If spring sowing in April or May and spring rains are subsiding, seeds will benefit from supplemental water. Fall sown seeds may not germinate untl temps warm in the spring. Pinching central leader gives you shorter, bushier plants.