Germination: surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed
Native to: Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, California, Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Utah, Wyoming
Introduced to: Algeria, Belgium, Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, India, Libya, Line Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Queensland, Réunion, Rodrigues, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South Australia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Victoria, West Siberia, Zimbabwe
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Introduced
Introducing Verbesina encelioides, also known as Golden Crownbeard, Cowpen Daisy, and South African Daisy. This beautiful flowering plant is native to the United States and Mexico, and has since been naturalized in many other parts of the world, including the Middle East, Spain, Argentina, Australia, and the Pacific islands. Verbesina encelioides is a hardy annual plant that responds strongly to disturbances on suitable sites, which helps it to retard the development of other local species. The plant's ability to dominate other species can be explained by its allelopathic effect, which has been identified in radishes. It's a fascinating plant that has many names and can adapt easily to different environments. Learn more about Golden Crownbeard and add some color to your garden today!
