Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)
grows 1.5-3 ft. tall (short to medium)
sun to part shade
medium (mesic) to moist soil
golden blooms from April to May (early spring)
beneficial to pollinators including bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
host plant (good for caterpillars which, in turn, help songbirds feed their babies!)
natural habitat: floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens and seeps, rocky flood-scoured shores, riverside prairies, and moist or wet clearings
design tip: use along a woodland edge
grows 1.5-3 ft. tall (short to medium)
sun to part shade
medium (mesic) to moist soil
golden blooms from April to May (early spring)
beneficial to pollinators including bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
host plant (good for caterpillars which, in turn, help songbirds feed their babies!)
natural habitat: floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens and seeps, rocky flood-scoured shores, riverside prairies, and moist or wet clearings
design tip: use along a woodland edge
grows 1.5-3 ft. tall (short to medium)
sun to part shade
medium (mesic) to moist soil
golden blooms from April to May (early spring)
beneficial to pollinators including bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
host plant (good for caterpillars which, in turn, help songbirds feed their babies!)
natural habitat: floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens and seeps, rocky flood-scoured shores, riverside prairies, and moist or wet clearings
design tip: use along a woodland edge
