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Zizia aptera
Zizia aptera is a tall upright perennial wildflower with glossy heart-shaped basal leaves. From late spring to early summer flowering stems elongate bearing showy flat-topped umbels of small yellow florets. Mixes well with blue flowers and foliage. Excellent in masses as a groundcover. Nectar source for spring emerging bumblebee queens. Native to Eastern U.S.
Height: 12-24”
Spread: 12-18”
Pot size: 3 qt
Bloom time: May - June
Light: Full sun to Partial shade
Moisture: Average to Moist
Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, pollinating flies, beetles, and other plant insects; the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly eat the foliage.
Deer resistant: Yes
Companion plants: Wild columbine , Christmas fern, little bluestem grass, coastal Joe Pye weed, showy swamp milkweed
Photo: Lady Bird Johnson, Wildflower Digital Library
Zizia aptera
Zizia aptera is a tall upright perennial wildflower with glossy heart-shaped basal leaves. From late spring to early summer flowering stems elongate bearing showy flat-topped umbels of small yellow florets. Mixes well with blue flowers and foliage. Excellent in masses as a groundcover. Nectar source for spring emerging bumblebee queens. Native to Eastern U.S.
Height: 12-24”
Spread: 12-18”
Pot size: 3 qt
Bloom time: May - June
Light: Full sun to Partial shade
Moisture: Average to Moist
Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, pollinating flies, beetles, and other plant insects; the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly eat the foliage.
Deer resistant: Yes
Companion plants: Wild columbine , Christmas fern, little bluestem grass, coastal Joe Pye weed, showy swamp milkweed
Photo: Lady Bird Johnson, Wildflower Digital Library