Packera aurea, golden ragwort, grows giant leaves in part-full sun.

Eastern PA Native, Local Ecotype, North American Native Plants, Northern-Piedmont Native, PA Herbaceous, Seed/Spore Grown

Golden Groundsel

Name: Golden Groundsel
SKU: Packera aurea
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SKU: Packera aurea Categories: Eastern PA Native, Local Ecotype, North American Native Plants, Northern-Piedmont Native, PA Herbaceous, Seed/Spore Grown

Description

I only pricked out a few seedlings this year since this is a very popular native plant that every native nursery seems to sell, so I wasn’t sure if it would be worth it to add this year. I can always pot up more if there is demand for it. This is a somewhat aggressive (not the most aggressive in my opinion) native perennial that leafs out early in spring.

Although the showy blooms are present for a short while early in spring, the leaves themselves make a great ground-cover. Grown in part-full sun, the leaves grow to the size of dinnerplates. In light-full shade, they’ll be smaller. As a ground-cover, this plant will spread indefinitely as long as you allow it. Otherwise, split it up and share with friends.

Additional information

Family	Asteraceae
Container Size	PT
Growth Cycle	perennial
Maximum Height	< 2ft
Maximum Width	1-2ft
Growth Rate	fast
Lighting Requirements	sun to shade
Heliophily	5
Soil Moisture	moist/medium, well-drained, mesic, occasionally wet
Wetland Indicator	FACW
Soil Texture	clay, clay loam, high organic matter, loam, loamy sand, sand, sandy clay, sandy clay loam, sandy loam, shallow rocky, silt, silty clay, silty clay loam, silty loam
Soil pH	acidic, acidic-neutral, neutral
Maintenance	Hit Me With Your Best Shot
USDA Hardiness Zone	hardy to 3a
Ecoregion	35 South Central Plains, 36 Ouachita Mountains, 37 Arkansas Valley, 38 Boston Mountains, 39 Ozark Highlands, 40 Central Irregular Plains, 45 Piedmont, 47 Western Corn Belt Plains, 48 Lake Agassiz Plain, 49 Northern Minnesota Wetlands, 50 Northern Lakes and Forests, 51 North Central Hardwood Forests, 52 Driftless Area, 53 Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains, 54 Central Corn Belt Plains, 55 Eastern Corn Belt Plains, 56 Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains, 57 Huron/Erie Lake Plains, 58 Northeastern Highlands, 59 Northeastern Coastal Zone, 60 Northern Appalachian Plateau, 61 Erie/Ontario Drift And Lake Plains, 62 North Central Appalachians, 63 Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain, 64 Northern Piedmont, 65 Southeastern Plains, 66 Blue Ridge, 67 Ridge & Valley, 68 Southwestern Appalachians, 69 Central Appalachians, 70 Western Allegheny Plateau, 71 Interior Low Plateaus, 72 Interior River Valleys and Hills, 73 Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 74 Mississippi Valley Loess Plains, 75 Southern Coastal Plain, 82 Acadian Plains and Hills, 83 Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands, 84 Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens
Native Habitat	bottomland thicket, bottomland woodland edge, riparian, sloped woodland edge, tidal flat, wet meadow, wetland, woodland bottomland, woodland slope
NatureServe Global Rank	G5 – secure
NatureServe National Rank	N5 – secure in the US
NatureServe State Rank	S5 – secure in PA
Sociability Index	level 5 – extensive colonies
Bloom Color	yellow
Bloom Time	APR
Attracts	bees, insects, moths
Benefit To Habitat	caterpillar host, nectar, pollen, wildlife cover
Tolerates	black walnut (juglone), clay soil, deer tolerant, drought, heavy shade, pollution, ponding, poor soil, rabbits, salt
Ornamental Features	showy flowers
Ethnobotanical	none
Garden Theme	pollinator garden, cottage garden, woodland garden, rain garden, wild garden
Suggested Use	borders, container, ground cover, invasive species control, mass planting, naturalize, pond edge, restoration planting, roadside ditch, slope/bank, soft landing, stormwater basin, vernal pool, walkway edges
Judgy Judy Factor	Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something.

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