| Botanical Name | Wedelia trilobata |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Sphagneticola |
| Specie | trilobata |
| Common Name | Wedelia |
| Life Cycle | perennial; herbaceous |
| Cultivar Name | Trailing Yellow |
| Fragrant or Not | No |
| Category(Bush/Vine/Tree) | groundcover |
| Height | .5 to 1 feet |
| Spacing | depends upon supporting structure |
| Flowering Months | all year except winter |
| Flower Color | Bright Yellow |
| Growing Areas | All Pakistan |
| Frost Tender | yes. deciduous |
| Exposure | full sun-partial shade |
| Soil pH | tolerant |
| Propagation | From herbaceous stem cuttings |
| Uses | ground cover |
| Other Details | Sphagneticola trilobata is a creeping, mat-forming perennial herb with rounded stems that root at the nodes.The leaves are fleshy, ovate and irregularly toothed, about 4-9 cm long, (1.5-) 2-5 cm wide, usually with a pair of lateral lobes. Blooms profusely with 1" yellow-orange daisy-like flowers, borne singly on the end of each stem. New plants arise from nodes that root at the soil surface. Seed production is low and generally does not reproduce prolifically via seed. However, wedelia is able to escape from gardens to nearby areas via runners and fragmentation.Wedelia typically invades agricultural areas, along roadsides and trails, along streams, waste places, and disturbed sites. A dense thicket of vegetation forms which crowds out native and other plant species.Suited to a wide variety of conditions, wedelia will cover rough, rocky ground or wet drainage ditches, and even tolerates some degree of foot traffic. Producing the most bloom in full sun, frost-free locations, wedelia will grow in shade and still bloom, although only sparsely. Though killed to the ground by frost, wedelia's rapid growth quickly returns with warm weather , the long, creeping stems rooting wherever they touch moist soil.Wedelia has a vine-like habit and will grow up into shrubs and trees planted in the bed. When used as a groundcover in and among shrubs, this will make it a high maintenance plant. It looks best planted in a mass over large areas. Like ivy and other creepers, it will require regular trimming along the edge of the groundcover bed to control its spread. It may be best used as a container plant where it will cascade over the side forming a weeping mound of yellow flowers.warning..very invasive plant grows rapidly and covers nearby small plants easily. |
image by farhan ahmad(gardening pakistan)
