Golden Alexander
- Botanical Name
- Zizia aurea
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 18 to 36 inches
- Width
- 18 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Late spring: bright yellow umbels
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
- Short lived plant that can reseed readily in optimum conditions
- Excellent choice for naturalizing or rain gardens
- Larval host plant to the Black Swallowtail butterfly
- Attractive to many native bees and other beneficial insects
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