Grow guide
How to grow Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
- Type
- Perennial flower
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 365–1095 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Early-blooming native with flat-topped yellow umbels April-June on 2 ft plants; Black Swallowtail host; cold-stratify 60 days for spring sowing.
More perennial flower varieties
Grows well nearby
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