Senecio aureus - Golden Ragwort
Senecio aureus - Golden Ragwort

Golden Ragwort

Senecio aureus

Also called Golden Groundsel

  • AKA Packera aurea
  • Flat-topped clusters of yellow daisy-like flowers
  • Flowers give way to fluffy white seed heads
  • Heart-shaped dark green basal leaves have purplish undersides
  • Foliage is an attractive ground cover throughout the season
  • Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
  • Flower Height: 80 cm
  • Foliage Height: 30 cm

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Yellow

HEIGHT:
25-30 cm

SPREAD:
30-40 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Plant in a consistently moist, well-drained soil, in partial shade. Adapts very well to full sun with sufficient moisture. Naturally found in damp woodland openings or borders, along rivers and lakes and in roadside ditches. Spreads by seed and by rhizome. 

Additional Notes about Golden Ragwort:


Native to Ontario