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Golden Alexanders boasts brilliant yellow, flat-topped flower umbels up to four inches in diameter that make a bold visual statement through the spring months. These blooms are an important nectar source to bridge the gap between early spring ephemerals and summer flowers, particularly crucial for short-tongues insects that cannot reach the treasures of more tubular flowers. Its dark green, uniquely cut foliage provides a lush, elegant backdrop for its neighbors throughout the growing season.A low maintenance and adaptable plant, it can toleratenearly any soil condition and all but total shade, making it an excellent addition toalmost every garden. Host plant to swallowtail butterflies. Slightly taller and a touch more assertive thanits cousin, Heart-leaved Golden Alexanders. Deadhead to reduce self-seeding.
Sun: Full, Partial
Soil: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Bloom Time: April, May, June
Color: Yellow
Height: 3 ft