Yellow Colicroot

Aletris lutea

Yellow colicroot is the Southeastern counterpart of white colicroot, with golden-yellow tubular flowers on tall stalks above a rosette, native to wet pine savannas.

Family: Nartheciaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1.5–3 ft
Spacing: 0.5–1 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: moist, wet
Soil pH: acidic
Bloom: April, May, June
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: border, rain garden
Native states: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS