Golden Crownbeard, Cowpen Daisy, or Verbesina encelioides is an annual member of the Aster family that thrives in full sun and poor, disturbed, or dry soils.
Cowpen daisy earned its name from a descriptive example of the type of disturbed soil on which it thrives.
It is also a host plant for the bordered patch butterfly (Chlosyne lacinia) and at least one species of moth. This butterfly uses the plant as its primary nectar source. Golden crownbeard is also visited by many other pollinators, including bees, flies, and hummingbirds
This is a fantastic and easy-to-grow wildflower for the dry and sunny part of your garden or property, as well as an ecologically important nectar source for pollinators!
Germination: Sow after last frost. Spread seeds in disturbed soils and water in.
