Two-flower Cynthia
Krigia biflora
A bright and cheerful perennial of open woods, fields, and prairies, producing pairs of vibrant orange-yellow daisy flowers on smooth, blue-green stalks. Forms a neat rosette of smooth leaves. Easy to grow in sunny, well-drained, acidic to neutral soils.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV