Cotula
Button daisy, Brass buttons
- Height × spread
- 0.3m – 0.3m × 0.5m – 0.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are around 80 species of Cotula which are both annual and perennial in their habit. A number of them have been reassigned to the genus Leptinella. They are generally valued for their flowers which are usually yellow. Some, such as Cotula lineariloba have attractive silken hairy leaves. A few of them enjoy boggy or rather damp conditions and may be grown as marginals with a pond. The most popular plant in this category is Cotula coronopifolia with golden button-like flowers and fleshy foliage. Other forms such Cotula hispida like normal garden conditions.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.3m – 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.5m – 0.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Remove offsets to create new plants
Offsets are small plants or shoots that develop around the parent plant. They should have developed a root system of their own before they are detached. They can be planted directly, or grown in pots if so small they could be 'lost' in the garden.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.