Golden Alexanders - Zizia aurea
 
- Golden clusters of 3-4" umbels
- Long bloom season, March - August
- Deep green, leathery, handsomely divided basal foliage
- Performs best in consistently moist to wet, well-drained soil in full to partial shade
- Host plant for several Swallowtail species, including Black Swallowtail
 
Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea, is a native perennial that blooms with golden clusters 3 – 4″ umbels in May and June. The blooms sit above deep green, leathery basal foliage, which reaches 24 – 30″ in height and can spread up to 4′ in width. In the wild, this plant forms small colonies in woodland areas and moist, shady meadows. Being so, Golden Alexander thrives in consistently moist to wet, well-drained soils in full to partial shade. A significant pollinator source in the wild, it also serves as the larval host plant for Missouri Woodland Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, and Ozark Swallowtail butterflies.