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Asteraceae
Golden Groundsel
Packera aurea
Woodland wisdom.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 30-75 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, rich
- Water
- Moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the earliest spring-blooming native wildflowers in eastern deciduous forests.
- The heart-shaped basal leaves are semi-evergreen and provide ground cover through winter.
- It spreads by both seeds and stolons, forming dense colonies that suppress weeds naturally.
- Despite being called groundsel, it is much showier than the common groundsel weed.
- It is deer-resistant due to pyrrolizidine alkaloids in its foliage, which are toxic to mammals.
Color meanings
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Springtime joy
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Forest treasure
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Natural abundance