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. Syn with Senecio aureus. Type: Perennial Origins: Eastern N. America; GA Native Height: 0.5' - 2.5' Spread: 0.5’ - 1.5' Spacing: 1’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Yellow Season of Interest: Summer 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 IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Senecio aureus 18zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) H. Zell, Packera aurea 001, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) H. Zell, Packera aurea 002, CC BY-SA 3.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.