button flower
Gomphrena haageana
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow with showy orange bracts
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Button flower (Gomphrena haageana) is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. Yellow flowers sit inside showy orange bracts, and butterflies and bees visit them. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Drought tolerance makes it easy to keep.
Pairs well with Lemon verbena, Purslane, and Lemon grass.
Native range
Mexico, New Mexico, and and Texas.