Golden Ragwort is a perennial native with dark green heart shaped foliage with a purple hue on the underside and distinctive stem leaves. A profuse bloom of yellow daisy-like flowers bloom in summer. Grows best in moist to wet well-drained soil. Foliage makes a good groundcover.
Senecio aureus is a host plant for the Northern Metalmark Butterfly and is popular with other butterflies and bees. Foliage is mildly toxic so is left alone by mammals.
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 Origins:  | 
 Eastern N. America; GA Native  | 
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 Height:  | 
 0.5' - 2.5'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 0.5’ - 1.5'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 1’  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 3 - 8  | 
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 Culture:  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Yellow  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Keep soils moist. No serious diseases or pests. Freely self-seeds, deadhead after blooming.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Woodland Phlox, White Wood Aster, Blue-Star
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Senecio aureus 18zz, CC BY-SA 4.0