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Asteraceae
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Healing and renewal.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 30-75 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, rich, clay
- Water
- Moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Golden ragwort was used extensively by Native Americans and early colonists for various medicinal purposes.
- The semi-evergreen basal rosettes of heart-shaped leaves make it an excellent year-round ground cover.
- It can tolerate periodic flooding, making it ideal for rain gardens and stream banks.
- A single plant can produce thousands of wind-dispersed seeds with fluffy parachutes like miniature dandelions.
- It is sometimes confused with common ragwort, but unlike its weedy relative, golden ragwort is well-behaved in gardens.
Color meanings
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Restoration
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Woodland vitality
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Spring awakening