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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Packera aurea 'Dark Shadows'
Dark Shadows Golden Ragwort
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available PackeraItem #: 9997
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Senecio aureus A1OH-053) Packera aurea 'Dark Shadows' is a special Plant Delights Nursery selection of the North American evergreen native we spotted when botanizing in 2008 with the late Vivien Phillips on her property in Yancey County, NC. The dark new growth stood out from all the other plants. The new beesia-shaped, plastic-like, narrowly scalloped foliage emerges chocolate-purple before changing to green. Packera aurea 'Dark Shadows' begins to spike in late March (NC) as it morphs first into an 18" tall spike of dark purple buds, and then to a mass of brilliant yellow daisies. Packera aurea will produce seedlings without the special coloration, so a little snip after flowering will prevent unwanted dependents. Average to slightly moist soil is best.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Packera
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green , Purple/Lavender
Bloom Time: Spring
Garden Themes: Rock Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas native plants , United States Native Plants