General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late summer or early fall
Other: Blooms following a rain
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Dogweed
  • Dyssodia
  • Fiveneedle pricklyleaf

Photo Gallery
Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 10-3-2012
Pearl Crescent butterfly nectaring on Dogweed
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Comments:
  • Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Oct 9, 2012 11:32 AM concerning plant:
    This volunteered in my butterfly garden & the small butterflies love it as a nectar source!

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