Common Madia

Madia elegans

Common madia (tarweed) is an aromatic California annual whose yellow daisies, often red-centered, open in the cool of morning and evening, a long-blooming, drought-tolerant reseeder and good bee and seed plant.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 1–4 ft
Spacing: 0.5–1 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: June, July, August, September
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border
Native states: CA, OR