Description

Add a burst of sunshine to your garden with Cotula coronopifolia ‘Brass Buttons’. This charming, low-growing creeper is a perfect ground cover, forming a dense carpet of small, bright yellow flowers that resemble little buttons scattered across the landscape. Its cheerful blooms create a striking contrast against its soft, green foliage, making it a fantastic addition to garden beds, hanging baskets, or containers.

Ideal for gardeners looking to add vibrant colour with minimal effort, Brass Buttons thrives in a range of conditions and is known for its resilience. In addition to its beauty, this plant also offers the opportunity to collect its seeds for propagation. Simply sow them under glass in February or March for early growth, or sow outdoors in April and May for a natural, seasonal bloom.

Features:

• Vibrant yellow button-like flowers that brighten any garden
• Perfect for use as a creeping ground cover or in containers
• Easy to grow from seed, with sowing options both indoors and outdoors
• Attractive and low-maintenance, ideal for beginners
• Great for adding colour to garden beds, pathways, or hanging baskets

Bring a cheerful touch to your outdoor space with the Cotula coronopifolia Brass Buttons – a beautiful, easy-care plant that will spread its golden charm wherever it’s planted.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in the pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

This annual will self seed if planted in boggy ground where the seeds can settle.

Colour

Yellow

Growth rate

Slow

Flowers

May-Oct

Sun/shade

Full sun-Part shade

Season

Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min –Max

15-20

Depth Min-Max

0-10