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Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) 12-pack of plugs
Can be shipped. Shipping customers: you must order at least six 12-packs. You can mix-and-match 12-packs of different species.
Golden Alexander’s have beautiful yellow blooms in early summer. They are typically a wet-meadow plant, enjoying dry conditions with temporary wetness. Golden Alexander’s spread a lot by seed, making them a great choice for restorations or more wild gardens.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium-wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: May, June
Color: Yellow
Spacing: 12″
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones: 3-9
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
The yellow flowers of Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) look nice next to Prairie Phlox and other early-summer blooming plants. It does tend to spread and gets floppy in garden situations, so keep it in more wild gardens.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Orange Coneflower
Size: 12-pack of plugs
Shipping customers: you must order at least six 12-packs. You can mix-and-match 12-packs of different species.
Can be shipped. Shipping customers: you must order at least six 12-packs. You can mix-and-match 12-packs of different species.
Golden Alexander’s have beautiful yellow blooms in early summer. They are typically a wet-meadow plant, enjoying dry conditions with temporary wetness. Golden Alexander’s spread a lot by seed, making them a great choice for restorations or more wild gardens.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium-wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: May, June
Color: Yellow
Spacing: 12″
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones: 3-9
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
The yellow flowers of Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) look nice next to Prairie Phlox and other early-summer blooming plants. It does tend to spread and gets floppy in garden situations, so keep it in more wild gardens.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Orange Coneflower