Germinates quickly without special treatment, making it a beginner-friendly wildflower for naturalized plantings and pollinator gardens.
Indigenous people and early settlers used the flowers to produce yellow and orange dyes for fabrics and crafts.
Often reseeds itself in the same spot year after year, ensuring bright summer color with minimal effort.
Germinates quickly without special treatment, making it a beginner-friendly wildflower for naturalized plantings and pollinator gardens.
Indigenous people and early settlers used the flowers to produce yellow and orange dyes for fabrics and crafts.
Often reseeds itself in the same spot year after year, ensuring bright summer color with minimal effort.
Bloom: mid-summer to early fall
Habitats: areas along railroads; roadsides; sand prairies; waste areas (particularly where the soil is rather barren)
Lifespan: annual
Moisture: moist to mesic
Plant type (height): forb (1.5 to 3 feet)
Requirements: full sun
Soil: sandy (although other soils are tolerated)
