Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy) attracts beneficial insects While it loves wet feet

While it loves wet feet

as a background for other plants or garden features

It cannot handle wet feet but is not fussy otherwise

Once established it is drought tolerant and attractive all year round

but it is fairly adaptable

Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy) attracts beneficial insects While it loves wet feetBlackfoot Daisy is often underestimated until you see it in full bloom. This unassuming mounding perennial needs sun and well draining soil to thrive, and it is sometimes finicky during the establishment period. But it is well worth the effort once it is happy, offering a shower of white blooms in exchange for very little care. When the plant becomes leggy, it benefits from a haircut a simple trim to the basal rosette. Blackfoot Daisy is a great