flat-top goldentop
Euthamia graminifolia
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Flat-top goldentop (Euthamia graminifolia) is a perennial for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Yellow flowers open in flat, open clusters in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. It spreads by rhizomes to form colonies, so give it room. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Smooth aster, Rough gayfeather, Nodding onion, and Spotted beebalm.
Native range
AL, CO, CT, DC, and 44 more places. See all 48
AL, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, and SK.