A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Green and gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Yellow native flowers feed bees and butterflies, while the seeds provide food for songbirds.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A low groundcover for woodland edges; flowers best with some dappled light and well-drained soil.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- Low mat · 1–2 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring–summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–9
- Garden role
- A flowering groundcover
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of bugleweed.
Ajuga reptans
Try green and gold for a flowering groundcover.
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Photo credits & licenses
Green and gold: Patty Felder · CC BY 4.0
Bugleweed: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
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