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Zizia aptera

The thick, glossy semi-evergreen foliage looks a little like Lenten Rose and provides nice contrast to other native plants. Small yellow flowers in flat heads bloom April-June. The flowers are nice for fresh or dried arrangements. This member of the carrot family is attractive for its foliage and yellow flowers lasting six weeks, which are followed by ornate seed clusters. A shorter relative of the taller golden alexanders (Zizia aurea).

Part of our Pollinator Buffet plant tag series. Digger bees are solitary and dig nests in spring to raise young. Used by many small bees and flies. This is the host plant for black and Missouri woodlands swallowtail.

Native Environment

Prairie, Savanna/Woodland

Culture

Grow in full sun to partial shade in dry to average soil.

Use

Use in perennial gardens, native gardens, butterfly gardens and woodlands.

Native Environment

Savanna / Woodland

Prairie

Height

12 to 18 inches

Spread

12 to 16 inches

Plant Type

Herbaceous Perennials

Color

Yellow

Fall Color

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Medium Sun/Average Shade

Season of Interest

Mid (May - June)

Late (July - frost)

Soil Moisture

Dry

Moderate

Wildlife Benefit

Food/Pollinators

Butterfly / Moth Host

Nature Attracting

Butterfly

Pollinators/Beneficial Insects

Special Usage

Fresh Cut Flower

Dried Flower