Golden Alexander (Zizea aurea)

$6.00

Provides crucial early-season food for pollinators; erosion control in rain gardens; low-maintenance and adaptability make it excellent for meadows, naturalizing, and rain gardens, reducing need for chemicals.

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Description

Provides crucial early-season food for pollinators; erosion control in rain gardens; low-maintenance and adaptability make it excellent for meadows, naturalizing, and rain gardens, reducing need for chemicals.

Soil Type: Sand, loam, clay
Soil Moisture: Mesic
Sun Exposure: Full-Part Sun
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 1-2’
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May-June

Host Plant for: Black Swallowtail butterfly and Ozark Swallowtail Butterfly

Companion Plants: Butterfly milkweed, purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, asters, little bluestem