Berlandiera lyrata

Also Known As

Chocolate Daisy
Lyre-leaf Chocolate Flower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"
W: 12"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Berlandiera lyrata plant details

Berlandiera lyrata is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in alkaline, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Berlandiera lyrata

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN wide, 12 IN tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, chocolate-scented, container plant, cutting garden, fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Berlandiera lyrata

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: low
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: alkaline, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Like chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus), this much hardier (to zone 4!) chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata) also smells distinctly like chocolate. It forms masses of yellow daisies from spring until fall on upright or mounding plants. It is night-blooming with fragrance turning on in the evening, lasting all night, and reaching its strongest scent in mid morning before the petals fall when you're having a lovely breakfast on the patio. Interestingly the stamens are edible and have a chocolate flavour. Pretty green discs are left behind once the petals fall but it is best to deadhead to encourage continuous bloom. Hot, dry, sunny spots.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Plant in masses for loads of morning-fragrant golden yellow blooms atop curvy gray-green foliage. Deliciously scented of cocoa. A summer blooming perennial in most areas, it blooms year-round in frost free zone 10. Native to Texas, it was first collected by botanist and doctor Jean-Louis Berlandier in the early 1800s. For regular, well-drained dry to average moisture soils, prefers neutral to alkaline pH soils.

By: Select Seeds

Needs afternoon shade and moderate water in Summer. Little water in winter. Full Sun to Light Shade. Yellow and Maroon Daisy-like Flowers which Smell Like Chocolate. Outdoor. Light/Bright Shade.

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

From the SW Plains, this wildflower produces its small yellow, maroon-centered "sunflowers" on 1-2' stems spring into summer; nice for any dry-land area. Sun/Med-Dry

By: Forestfarm

Ever blooming native wildflower from the Southwest that produces a continuous succession of dark-eyed, yellow daisies over a compact rosette of foliage. The flowers exude a rich chocolate aroma in the morning hours. Best with minimal water once established. Can reseed. Perennial. Xeriscape. Poor, dry soils. USDA zones 4-9 (up to 7,000').

By: Plant Select®

The small yellow daisy flowers really do smell like chocolate! This is native to the lower Great Plains and Southwest and is quite tough provided you don't water it too much. Decent drainage and occasional water in a sunny spot and you are set. Very good in small drifts.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Smell the cheerful yellow ray flowers of this mid-and southwestern native in the morning and the sweet chocolate fragrance will become addictive! Perfect plant for the chocoholic! The center is green with red stamens, and the grey-green leaves are long, narrow, and lobed. The flowers bloom and bloom and bloom. It's the beginning of November and they're still blooming! After the petals drop, the calyces, rounded and green, remain to continue looking ornamental. It needs good drainage to feel at home so the rock garden might be best. And it slowly naturalizes, which is exactly what you would want.