- Bloom Time: Sept. – Nov.
- Bloom Color: Yellow
- Height: 5 feet
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Medium to dry
Caterpillar food for
The Astroid (Cucullia asteroides), Brown-Hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis), Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides), Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata), Bilobed Dichomeris Moth (Dichomeris bilobella), Buff-tipped Phaneta (Eucosma ochroterminana)
Butterfly food for:
Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Attracts these pollinators:
Sweat Bees (Lasioglossum spp.), Mining Bees (Andrena spp.), Yellow-Faced Bees (Hylaeus spp.), Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.)
