goat’s beard
Tragopogon pratensis
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Goat’s beard (Tragopogon pratensis) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows upright with green and white foliage. Yellow flowers open from early to late summer and attract bees.
Pairs well with Paprika yarrow, Evening primrose, and Foxtail barley.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.