Golden Alexanders carries flat clusters of small yellow flowers and provides foliage for black swallowtail caterpillars in meadow-style planting.
- Height
- 30–61 cm / 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 30–61 cm / 1–2 ft
- Light
- Full sun / Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Dry / Moist, well-drained
- Flowering
- Spring, Summer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Maintenance
- Low
- USDA zones
- 3a–8b
Planting
Use sun or partial sun with moist soil. Plant in groups in a rain garden, meadow or open woodland edge, allowing room for a small colony to develop.
Care
Leave seed to fall where a naturalised colony is wanted, and check for seedlings along border edges. Established clumps can also be divided to extend the planting.
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Sources & photo credit
Plant reference: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Content checked . Flowering seasons vary with local climate; USDA zones describe winter cold tolerance.
University of Connecticut: native meadow seedlings
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