Green and Gold Native Plant Spotlight
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LGS Notes: Green and gold is a great flowering ground cover for shady gardens. They bloom small yellow flowers in the spring time and are even deer resistant! If you need something tough to cover an area more quickly than your typical native ground cover than green and gold is your best bet!
Latin name: Chrysogonum virginianum
Common name: Green and gold
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Native Range: Eastern United States
Zone: 5 to 9
Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1.50 feet
Bloom Time: May to October
Bloom Description: Yellow
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden
Flower: Showy
Tolerate: Heavy Shade
Information from Missouri Botanical