trefle.io · Taken Jul 10, 2021 by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Disc mayweed
Matricaria discoidea
Also known as Pyrethrum defloratum, False chamomile, Tanacetum matricarioides, Matricaria suaveolens
Native Plants · Mayweed · Annual · Wildflower · Self-Seeding · Drought-Tolerant · Medicinal · Chamomile-Relative · Beneficial-Insects
This tough annual self-seeds readily and requires minimal care once established. Tolerates poor soils and dry conditions, making it perfect for low-maintenance wildflower areas. The small disc-like flowers attract beneficial insects.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, tolerates dry conditions once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 8 in
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Chatham Is., Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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