Butterweed

Packera glabella

Butterweed is a fast annual that floods wet bottomlands and ditches with bright golden flat-topped flowers in spring, an early nectar source that self-sows freely on moist, sunny ground.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 1–3 ft
Spacing: 1–1.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: wet, moist
Soil pH: acidic, neutral
Bloom: April, May
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border, rain garden
Native states: AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX