Plants of Lost Creek

Golden groundsel’s stout, thick, basal offshoots creep horizontally and send up erect flowering stems 1-3 ft. in height. Flowers are deep golden-yellow, daisy-like and showy. Heart-shaped basal leaves are dark-green above and purple beneath. The stem leaves are lobed. The roots colonize and the plant can achieve a groundcover effect over time.

[Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=paau3, accessed 6/22/2025]

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Most golden groundsel bloom in February to March in Lost Creek. It is ABSOLUTELY deer resistant. While this lovely perennial spreads, it does not become unmanageable in the garden. Specimens will bloom more profusely with more light. To some degree, golden groundsel will tolerate a fairly heavy amount of sun, and still make it through the long summer to bloom again the next February to March. 

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Contributed by Hilary Olson (member)