Asteraceae
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hookeri
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hookeri var. hookeri
Also known as Balsamorhiza macrolepis var. platylepis, Balsamorhiza hirsuta var. neglecta, Heliopsis balsamorhiza, Balsamorhiza platylepis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Balsamroot · Native Wildflower · Xeriscape · Western Us · Yellow Flowers · Pollinator Plant · Perennial · Drought Adapted · Asteraceae · Prairie
Hooker's balsamroot is a rugged western native perennial valued for its cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers and deep taproot that makes it exceptionally drought-adapted once established. Plant in well-drained, sandy or rocky soil with partial to full sun and water only occasionally after the first season. It is best suited for naturalistic or xeriscape gardens and dislikes being transplanted due to its deep root system.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.6–9
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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