patrinia
Patrinia scabiosifolia
MBG Plant of Merit 2001
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Patrinia (Patrinia scabiosifolia) is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It forms a clump of green leaves and grows 36 to 72 inches tall. Yellow flowers appear in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, Prairie dropseed, and Blue-eyed grass.
Native range
Eastern Asia.