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Asteraceae
Packera aurea
Packera aurea
Also known as Tephroseris aurea, Cineraria balsamita, Senecio aureus var. fastigiatus, Senecio aureus var. aurantiacus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Groundcover · Shade Tolerant · Woodland Garden · Yellow Flowers · Spring Bloomer · Pollinator · Moist Soil · Wildflower · Packera
Golden groundsel (Packera aurea) is a cheerful native wildflower that brightens shady and woodland garden spots with bright yellow daisy-like blooms in early spring. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil and tolerates deep shade, making it an ideal groundcover under trees or along stream edges. Once established, it spreads gently to form attractive colonies with minimal care needed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; tolerates wet conditions well · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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