How to Grow and Care for Desert marigold

Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata) is a biennial wildflower that will grow to 46 cm tall. Large, daisy-like flowers bloom from spring to fall. These bright yellow flowers have a sweet scent and attract butterflies. This plant is toxic to livestock. Thrives in full sun or partial shade. It is drought-tolerant and can grow in a variety of soils.

Baileya pauciradiata is an annual or perennial herb with a gray-green downy stem branching to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and measure 4 to 14 centimeters long. Those at the base of the plant wither while those along the stem generally remain as the plant flowers. The inflorescence is composed of 2 or 3 flower heads.

Baileya pleniradiata is an annual herb producing a light gray-green to nearly white woolly branching stem up to half a meter in height. The leaves are up to 8 cm long and may split into a few lobes. Each inflorescence is composed of a single flower head which is borne on a peduncle up to 10 cm long.