Common Golden Alexander
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot
Family)
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Hardiness Zone: 3-8
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Height: 2-4 feet
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Spread: 1.5-2 feet
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Bloom Time: May to July
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Bloom: tiny brilliant golden yellow; compact umbrellet
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: prefers sandy, loamy, well-drained soil
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Moisture: medium to moist
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Use: open woodland,
prairie, native plantings, rain gardens, reduces erosion; attracts butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects like beetles, flies, wasps (short-tongued insects easily reach nectar in small yellow flowers); larval host plant for Black Swallowtail, Ozark Swallowtail and Rigid Sunflower Borer
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: heavy reseeder;
no serious insect or disease problems; short-lived
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Native to: Dane County and most of Wisconsin; eastern North America from Quebec to Saskatchewan and south to Texas and Florida
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Notes: fibrous dense roots; foliage tends to depreciate as the summer progresses; deer resistant
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I008
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