Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Nitrogen-Fixing Its compact growth habit and

Its compact growth habit and beautiful and rarer intensive orange colored flower are what make it the most popular plant plus the ability to host the monarch caterpillar

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It forms nice clumps and the elegant seed heads are where it gets its famed name

Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Nitrogen-Fixing Its compact growth habit andZizia aptera (Heart leaved Meadow Parsnip) is a medium height prairie plant with beautiful yellow flowers. It is an attractive plant with a longer bloom time than most and can do well in landscaped settings. The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators. Black Swallowtail uses this plant as a host plant. Very similar to Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) in most ways except Zizia aptera (Heart leaved