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Chrysogonum virginianum
Also called Golden Knee, Golden Star, Northern Green And Gold
Green and gold is a low, spreading North American perennial herb with bright yellow daisy-like flowers, grown mainly as a groundcover in shade. It is easy to keep in moist, well-drained soil in partial shade.
Chrysogonum virginianum, the golden-knee, green and gold, or goldenstar, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States from New York State and Rhode Island south to Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle.
The species is sometimes grown as a perennial ornamental because of its showy flowers. It is usually propagated by root cuttings.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysogonum virginianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
