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The heart-shaped leaves that distinguish Zizia aptera from Zizia aurea can be found at the base of a flowering plant, as in the corresponding photo.

Seeds / Packet: 150
Seeds / Ounce: 12,000

Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).

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Catalog Number

ZIZ02F

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Scientific Name

Zizia aptera

Common Name

Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders

Germination Code

M/C(120), G

Wetland Code

FACU

Sun Exposure

Prairie , Savanna

Soil Moisture

Mesic , Dry Mesic

Height

2 feet

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

May

Plant Type

Forbs (Wildflowers)

Availability

Seeds , Roots

Economize; $ seed/oz

Price:

Seeds

Quantity:	Pricing:	Order:
Packet	$2.00
1/8 oz.	$3.75
1/4 oz.	$6.00
1/2 oz.	$9.75
1 oz.	$15.00

Bare Root Plants

Quantity:	Pricing:	# of Plants:
1 - 2	$5.00
3 - 11	$4.00
12 - 35	$2.80
36 - 99	$2.80

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Zizia aptera (Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders)

Present in state

Present in county, native to state

Present in county, not native to state

Not present in state

Present historically, now extirpated

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Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)

Seeds
Quantity:	Pricing:
Packet	$2.00
1/4 oz.	$3.00
1/2 oz.	$3.90
1 oz.	$6.00
1 lb.	$90.00

Bare Root Plants
Quantity:	Pricing:
Out of stock

Potted Plants
Quantity:	Pricing:
Out of stock

Zizia is an important plant to a number of short-tongued insects that are able to easily reach the nectar in the small yellow flowers. Black Swallowtail caterpillars will feed on its leaves.