Packera aurea Golden Ragwort
Ohio Native Plant Natural Range
Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range of Packera aurea.
Basal leaves of Packera aurea have a maroon hue to them; leaf
margins are crenate meaning rounded teeth along edge
Cultivation Information Golden Ragwort
Height - 1 to 3 feetFlower Color - YellowBlooms - April to June - The beauty with Golden Ragwort is it provides nectar pollen very early in the spring Sun - Full sun part shade
Hardy Zone - 5 to 8Soil - Moist
Family - Asteraceae
Use - Ground Cover, Rain Gardens
Propagation - Self seeds easily - We have found that in our partly shady, moist garden is stays put and doesn't "wander". However, in Roger Dahlin’s moist, full sun garden Packera aurea has become especially prolific.
Wildlife Significance Golden Ragwort
Pollination - Little carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, Halictid bees. Small bees, Syrphidflies, Tachinid flies.
Nectar - For Small bees and flies
Pollen for -Small bees, flies
Host plant - Leaves are food for caterpillars of the moth Orthoama obstipata Deer - Avoid this plant For detailed information on Golden Ragwort visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Host plant - Leaves are food for caterpillars of the moth Orthoama obstipata Deer - Avoid this plant For detailed information on Golden Ragwort visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Seed Provenance Packera aurea
Nodding Onion Gardens 2016 to present - Amanda's Garden, Springwater, NY, USA - 2013