Zizia aptera, Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders

Zizia aptera

Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders

Full sun to light shade
Average to slightly dry soil
24” tall, 12” wide
Spring Blooming
Ontario Native, Beginner Friendly, Very popular with pollinators

New to me this year, grown from seeds sourced from Prairie Moon Nursery.

https://www.prairiemoon.com/zizia-aptera-heart-leaf-golden-alexanders-prairie-moon-nursery.html

On of the earlier to bloom perennials for meadow or open woodland settings, these are an important nectar source for many insects, these are also a host species for Black Swallowtail caterpillars.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by Sara Kothari and Chelsea Monks via Wikimedia Commons

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The Online Plant Nursery will re-open for orders on Tuesday, May 17th

Pickups will begin the following week.

I will be offering plug sized plants for $1.25 each or 5 for $5.

I'm in the process of adding species that I expect to offer this spring to the listings since they are starting to germinate and I'm starting to get an idea of which will be available in abundant quantities.

Since the list is much longer this year I've added several categories to help narrow down your options based on a variety of criteria.

For those who have already adopted seedlings, planting instructions can be found here.

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