Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea

Height: 1-2 ft
Spread: 1-2 ft
Bloom Time: April-June
Sunlight: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium, Moist, Wet
​Life Cycle: Perennial

Many ½ to ¾ inch wide flowers bloom on the upright, sturdy stems of Golden Ragwort in April-June. The leaves of this species are mainly at the base of the plant and are semi-evergreen. Golden Ragwort spreads fairly quickly to form colonies and does well growing in damp soils in woods and along streams. Although most often seen in shade and part shade, it can tolerate full sun in areas that are consistently wet. Ragworts are the larval host plant for a variety of moth species, including the small, but very deserving of attention, Phyllocnistis insignis. Not well enough known yet to have a common name, this 3mm wide moth feeds in between the 2 epidermal layers of the leaf on sap. Deer Resistant.