Asteraceae
Chocolate-flower
Berlandiera lyrata
Also known as Berlandiera, Green-eyed lyre leaf, Chocolate daisy, Berlandiera lyrata var. purpurea
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Chocolate Flower · Native Wildflower · Asteraceae · Drought Tolerant · Scented Flower · Xeriscape · Pollinator · Prairie Plant · Southwest Native · Yellow Flower
Chocolate-flower is a drought-tolerant native perennial beloved for its cheerful yellow daisy-like blooms that emit a distinct chocolate scent in the morning. Plant in full sun to partial shade with excellent drainage; it thrives in lean, sandy, or rocky soils and will decline in heavy, wet conditions. Once established, it requires minimal care and will self-seed gently in the garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to dry out almost completely between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–9.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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