Chrysogonum Virginianum

Botanical Name:

Chrysogonum virginianum

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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Partial Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Moist, but well-drained, to drier soils.
Characteristics

Bloom Time

Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

Plant Type

Perennials, Ground Cover, Native Plant, Perennial, Wildflower, Herb

Lifespan

Perennial

Plant Height

0-1 ft.

Flower

Daisy-like, bright yellow flowers on stems originating in the leaf axils. In hot summer climates, bloom is profuse in spring, but usually becomes sparse or stops in the heat of the summer, with a light rebloom occurring in fall. Flowering stems rise above the foliage mat to a height of 8-10" tall. Each flower has five, rounded, slightly-notched, yellow petals and a center tuft of yellow disk flowers. Blooms from March to June.

Fruit

Displays from April to July.

Benefits
Attracts

Bees

Butterflies

Pollinators

Songbirds

Taxonomy

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Chrysogonum