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Asteraceae
Vicoa indica
Vicoa indica
Also known as Vicoa appendiculata, Pentanema indicum var. sivarajanianum, Pentanema indicum, Vicoa aurita
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Asteraceae · Daisy Family · African Native · Yellow Flowers · Medicinal · Tropical Perennial · Wildflower · Pollinator · Specialist Plant · Rare
Vicoa indica is a lesser-known African and South Asian composite perennial producing small yellow daisy-like flowers that attract bees and butterflies. It adapts to a range of well-drained soils and tolerates partial shade, requiring only moderate watering and minimal intervention once established. This plant has documented use in traditional medicine across its native range and is best suited to warm-climate gardens or specialist collections.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8.8
- 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
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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