Zizia aurea

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Golden Alexander,
Golden Zizia

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-3ft tall

  • Yellow umbel flowers; blooms spring to early summer

  • Attracts various pollinators including masked bees, cuckoo bees, mining bees & more; beneficial for biological pest control by attracting potter wasps, darwin wasps, digger wasps, and numerous beetles

  • Host plant for the caterpillars of the Black Swallowtail and the Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth

  • Moderately deer resistant

  • Short-lived, but reseeds readily

Size:

Golden Alexander,
Golden Zizia

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-3ft tall

  • Yellow umbel flowers; blooms spring to early summer

  • Attracts various pollinators including masked bees, cuckoo bees, mining bees & more; beneficial for biological pest control by attracting potter wasps, darwin wasps, digger wasps, and numerous beetles

  • Host plant for the caterpillars of the Black Swallowtail and the Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth

  • Moderately deer resistant

  • Short-lived, but reseeds readily

Details

  • Yellow

  • Spring to early Summer

  • 1-3ft

  • Medium, Dry

  • Full, Partial

  • Black Swallowtail
    Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth

  • FAC - equally likely to occur in both wetlands and non-wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification