Asteraceae
Taraxacum mexicanum
Taraxacum mexicanum
Also known as Leontodon mexicanus, Taraxacum tenejapense
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Dandelion · Mexican Dandelion · Wildflower · Central America Native · Taraxacum · Yellow Flowers · Pollinator Plant · Low Maintenance · Naturalized Garden · Perennial
Mexican dandelion is a robust Central American perennial related to the common dandelion, well suited to naturalized garden settings or wildflower patches with partial shade. It grows quickly and requires very little care once established, tolerating a range of soil types. Its cheerful yellow flowers support bees and butterflies throughout the season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; plant is adaptable but prefers consistently moist soil in its native habitat · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Panamá
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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