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Meadow alexanders

Zizia trifoliata

Meadow alexanders
Photo: New York Botanical Garden, No restrictions

Meadow alexanders is a perennial wildflower in the carrot family, native to the eastern and southeastern United States, especially the Appalachians. It grows best in moist meadows, woodland edges and open woods with good light.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid prolonged dryness.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam or woodland soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; tolerates winter cold well.
How easy
Easy
Native range
EC. & SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Zizia trifoliata, known by the common name of meadow alexanders, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native primarily to the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States, but is less commonly found throughout Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas.

Other Zizia plants

Meadow zizia · Golden zizia · Alexanders

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zizia trifoliata 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.

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