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 soils, though it is extremely adaptable and useful in most garden settings. Host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly, and also attracting numerous small bees to its umbel-shaped flowers, Zizia blooms abundantly in full sun and part shade, but also thrives in full shade when under the canopy of deciduous trees. It is another under appreciated northeast native plant that has merit in naturalized landscapes and formal garden beds alike.

LOCAL ECOTYPE

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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 soils, though it is extremely adaptable and useful in most garden settings. Host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly, and also attracting numerous small bees to its umbel-shaped flowers, Zizia blooms abundantly in full sun and part shade, but also thrives in full shade when under the canopy of deciduous trees. It is another under appreciated northeast native plant that has merit in naturalized landscapes and formal garden beds alike.

LOCAL ECOTYPE

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