Intro: Erect to spreading perennial of moist to fairly dry woodlands and forests.

Stems: Stems branched, leafy, glandular and hairy.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, rounded to oval or oblong, 1-4 in. long, toothed or scalloped, hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) single or in pairs on erect stalks from leaf axils, 3/4-1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 yellow ray florets with 3-toothed tips encircling a central disk of 25-50 yellow-green, tubular florets.

Fruits:

Comments: The mostly similar Var. brevistolon is colonial, forming stolons that root and sprout new plants, sending up taller flowering stalks; it is often found over limestone.

Height: 2-10 in.

plant sale text: Green-and-gold makes a nice semi-evergreen groundcover or edging for a path. Good drainage is essential for this southeastern native perennial. If grown on a slope or with a gravel mulch, you may well find seedlings near the parent plant. Green-and-gold is a versatile long-bloomer so you are sure to enjoy it in your garden. Try applying a thin pea-gravelmulch around your plants to encourage them to produce seedlings.

bloom table text:

description: Erect to spreading perennial of moist to fairly dry woodlands and forests.

stems: Stems branched, leafy, glandular and hairy.

leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, rounded to oval or oblong, 1-4 in. long, toothed or scalloped, hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) single or in pairs on erect stalks from leaf axils, 3/4-1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 yellow ray florets with 3-toothed tips encircling a central disk of 25-50 yellow-green, tubular florets.

fruits:

comments: The mostly similar Var. brevistolon is colonial, forming stolons that root and sprout new plants, sending up taller flowering stalks; it is often found over limestone.

cultural notes:

germination code: 2

native range: eastern United States