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Stanleya pinnata
Also called Desert Prince's Plume, Prince's Plume, Golden Prince's Plume
Desert princesplume is a native North American perennial herb or subshrub with tall spikes of bright yellow flowers, grown mainly in dry, open landscapes. Its key to success is full sun, very well-drained alkaline soil, and minimal water.
Stanleya pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known as desert prince's-plume. It is a perennial herb or shrub native to North America.
The plant is native to the western Great Plains and western North America. It occurs in many types of open habitat, including deserts, chaparral, foothills, rocky cliffs, sagebrush, and prairie. It prefers alkali- and gypsum-rich soils.
It has been used as a Native American traditional medicinal plant and food source, including by the Hopi, Zuni, Paiute, Navajo, Kawaiisu, and Tewa peoples.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stanleya pinnata 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.
