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Zizia aurea

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Zizia aurea | golden Alexanders

Zizia’s bright and cheerful yellow flowers in early spring are welcomed by gardeners and insects alike. This species grows happily in moist or average garden soils, and prefers full sun but can tolerate more shade than most. It is another under appreciated northeast native plant that has merit in naturalized landscapes and garden beds alike. Its long bloom time overlaps with wild columbine, providing much needed pollinator support when few other perennials are blooming, especially for short-tongued insects that require small flowers.

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Zizia aurea | golden Alexanders

Zizia’s bright and cheerful yellow flowers in early spring are welcomed by gardeners and insects alike. This species grows happily in moist or average garden soils, and prefers full sun but can tolerate more shade than most. It is another under appreciated northeast native plant that has merit in naturalized landscapes and garden beds alike. Its long bloom time overlaps with wild columbine, providing much needed pollinator support when few other perennials are blooming, especially for short-tongued insects that require small flowers.

Zizia aurea | golden Alexanders

Zizia’s bright and cheerful yellow flowers in early spring are welcomed by gardeners and insects alike. This species grows happily in moist or average garden soils, and prefers full sun but can tolerate more shade than most. It is another under appreciated northeast native plant that has merit in naturalized landscapes and garden beds alike. Its long bloom time overlaps with wild columbine, providing much needed pollinator support when few other perennials are blooming, especially for short-tongued insects that require small flowers.

HABIT

Height: 1-2’

Bloom Time: mid-spring to early summer

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: full sun, part shade

Soil: medium-wet, average

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy, can form large colonies if given space but will not outcompete other species

Deer Resistance: high

INTERACTIONS

Pollinator Support: high

Other: plants in this family are host to black swallowtail butterfly caterpillars

CONSERVATION

Native Range: local ecotype

Seed Origin: Fairfield County, CT / Westchester County, NY

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