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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , KS , NE , NM , OK , SD , TX , WY
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Conditions Comments: Golden dalea grows well in rock gardens and dry soils. The plant combines well in plantings with prairie verbena, shrubby skullcap, or blackfoot daisy. The cone-shaped fuzzy flower spikes of golden dalea have a unique form.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Deer Resistant: Minimal

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Propagation

Propagation Material: Seeds
Description: Not always well emerged in spring, even if growing in greenhouse. Looks its best in mid- summer.
Maintenance: Cut back in summer to encourage new growth for fall.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
National Butterfly Center - Mission, TX
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR
NPSOT - Williamson County Chapter - Georgetown, TX, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0245 Collected June 23, 1992 in Comal County by Mary Beth White
NPSOT 0123 Collected June 20, 1991 in Bexar County by Lottie Millsaps

Bibliography

Bibref 281 - Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas (1999) Diggs, G. M.; B. L. Lipscomb; B. O'Kennon; W. F...
Bibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.
Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Dalea aurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dalea aurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dalea aurea