Annuals

Madia elegans (Common Madia / Tarweed (PNW Native))

Madia elegans

Also known as Common Madia / Tarweed (PNW Native)

$3.95

Size

☀SunFull sun
💧WaterLow
🌡ZonesAnnual; not zone-restricted
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Madia elegans (Common Madia), 'Common Madia', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.

An ornamental annual prized for season-long flowering and color in containers, beds, and borders. Plant after last frost; remove after fall frost.

Full sun to part shade suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone annual. Frost-tender; treat as a single-season plant. Many self-sow. Heat-tolerance and bloom color depend on cultivar.

Plant Details

Botanical
Madia elegans
Common name
Common Madia / Tarweed (PNW Native)
Mature size
1-4 ft tall × 1-2 ft wide
Growth rate
Fast
Bloom time
Mid-summer to fall (July-October)
Bloom color
Pink, White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Sow into well-drained, lean to average soil; self-sows reliably in favorable sites and establishes without additional fertilizer. Drought-tolerant once established. Little maintenance needed; thin seedlings where overcrowded.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees, Butterflies
  • Wildlife: Pollinator support, Bird forage
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