Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Towering late-summer stems carry ragged yellow daisies with drooping, unevenly spaced rays, above winged stems that give it its name. Larval host for the silvery checkerspot and summer azure, and a heavy nectar source when floodplain meadows need one. Vigorous enough to need room.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–8 ft
- Spacing
- 2–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV