- Botanical name: Sanvitalia procumbens
- Common name: Sanvitalia
- Family: Asteraceae
- Plant Type: Annual
Yellow
Green
- Key features:
- Flowers
- Attractive to wildlife
Sanvitalia procumbens is a cheerful Mexican annual, with flowers like miniature zinnias. It’s a perfect choice for growing in hanging baskets and containers, as its soft hair stems soon sprawl and become prostrate, forming a solid carpet of bright foliage, studded with the flowers all summer. It’s also ideal as edging for sunny beds and paths.
Grow Sanvitalia procumbens in well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead spent bloom to prolong flowering.
How to grow Sanvitalia procumbens
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Plant size
20cm height
45cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Half hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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| Plant |
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Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Sanvitalia procumbens and wildlife
Sanvitalia procumbens is known for attracting bees and other pollinators. It nectar-pollen-rich-flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Attractive to Other pollinators
Is Sanvitalia procumbens poisonous?
Sanvitalia procumbens has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
