Packera obovata
(Syn: Senecio obovatus)
Golden Groundsel
This early blooming native wildflower provides an early food source for pollinators, bearing clusters of starry yellow flowers on tall stems above the basal, semi-evergreen foliage. While rounded, green leaves hug the ground, ferny leaves clasp the stems near the blooms. Best when allowed to naturalize. Thrives in alkaline clay.
Plant Details
- Zone: 3 - 8
- Height: 4-12"
- Spread: 8-16"
- Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: No
- Bloom time: Early Summer, Late Spring, Mid-Spring
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
- Flower Color: Yellow-Gold Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Native Species
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: No
- Bee-friendly: Yes
- Attracts butterflies: Yes
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Plant Details
- Zone: 3 - 8
- Height: 4-12"
- Spread: 8-16"
- Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: No
- Bloom time: Early Summer, Late Spring, Mid-Spring
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
- Flower Color: Yellow-Gold Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Native Species
- Bee-friendly: Yes
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: No
- Attracts butterflies: Yes
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Grower Information
- PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
- Optimal Planting Time: Spring
- Retail Sales Window: Spring
- Moisture in Production: Average
- Requires Shade in Production: No
- Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
- Vernalization Beneficial: Yes