Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
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Golden Ragwort is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches Up to 2 ft and blooms in late spring and early summer with yellow flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- Up to 2 ft
- Spread
- 1–2 ft; spreading groundcover
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Late Spring
- Bloom Color
- Yellow
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Groundcover; shade garden; rain garden edge; early pollinator garden
- Wildlife Value
- Northern Metalmark butterfly
Golden Ragwort grows best in full sun or shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically Up to 2 ft tall and 1–2 ft; spreading groundcover wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies and native bees. Notable wildlife value includes: Northern Metalmark butterfly. It is well suited to Groundcover, shade garden, rain garden edge, early pollinator garden.
Good to know: Evergreen basal foliage; spreads to form colonies.