yellow pimpernel
Taenidia integerrima
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima) is a perennial for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Yellow flowers appear in spring and again in summer. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms. The compound leaves have untoothed leaflets, and the plant is drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Wild geranium, Eastern bottlebrush grass, and Jack in the pulpit.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 28 more places. See all 32
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.