Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalius
A towering, architectural native wildflower with massive, hand-shaped leaves that resemble a bear's print. Branching stems bear numerous golden-yellow daisy flowers in late summer. Highly deer-resistant and excellent for rain gardens, moist borders, and meadow edges.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–8 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV