Color of flowers: bright yellow Blooms: May to June Ecological value: attractive to a variety of butterflies and pollinators; larval host of the black swallowtail butterfly
Native habitat: moist fields, meadows, floodplains, moist woodlands, swamp edges Sunlight: full to partial sun Soil moisture level: wet; prefers wet sites but is very tolerant of dry soil in the summer Adapted to the following soil types: sandy or sandy-clay soils Drought tolerant: no
Where/how to plant: -We recommend that you plant this species in its native habitat, or conditions that mimic its native habitat
Belt, Shawn. “Golden Zizia.” NRCS, National Plant Materials Center . Leopold, Donald Joseph. Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening & Conservation. Timber Press, 2005.
Levine, Carol. A Guide To Wildflowers in Winter: Herbaceous Plants of Northeastern North America. Yale University Press, 1995.
“Zizia Aurea.” Plant Database - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The University of Texas at Austin, www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ZIAU.