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Asteraceae
Slender scratchdaisy
Croptilon divaricatum
Also known as Amblyolepis setigera, Slender amblyolepis, Huisache daisy, Haplopappus divaricatus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wildflower · Native · Daisy · Asteraceae · Southeastern · Pollinator · Annual · Border · Naturalized · Low Maintenance
Slender scratchdaisy is a low-maintenance native wildflower suited to sunny or partly shaded garden borders and naturalized areas. It tolerates average soils and requires minimal watering once established. This plant is best appreciated in native plant gardens or wildlife-friendly landscapes in the southeastern United States.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.7–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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