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Asteraceae
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Also known as Tragopogon major subsp. dubius, Tragopogon pratensis subsp. dubius, Western salsify, Goat's beard
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Yellow Salsify · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Pollinator · Meadow · Easy Care · Sunny Border · Seed Heads · Naturalized · Asteraceae
Yellow salsify is a robust, easy-care wildflower that thrives in open, sunny spots with well-drained or even poor soils, making it ideal for naturalized or low-maintenance garden areas. It produces showy yellow dandelion-like blooms that attract pollinators, followed by large ornamental seed heads. Once established it requires minimal watering and care, though deadheading can prevent it from spreading beyond desired areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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