Bitterweed

Helenium amarum

Bitterweed is a fine-leaved annual that froths with small yellow daisies from summer into fall, an easy, drought-tolerant reseeder for sunny, sandy ground and a steady late-season nectar source.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 0.5–2 ft
Spacing: 0.5–1 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry, moist
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: June, July, August, September, October
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA