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Zizia aurea (golden alexander) is a native Ontario perennial with flat-topped clusters (umbels) of tiny yellow flowers in late spring atop the 3 foot stems. Butterflies love it. It is a host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly. Important source of pollen for bees. (Photo courtesy of North Creek Nurseries)

2 gallon container

• Light: Full Shade to Part Shade
• Soil: Any plant grows better when the soil is amended with worm castings or compost.
• Moisture: Average – Moist
• Benefits: Easy, Butterflies, Cut Flower, Pollinators
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Blooms: Spring to Early Summer
• Foliage: Green
• Width: 24 inches
• Growth Habit: Clumping
• Zones: 3-9