Local Ecotype
Perennial
Part shade to full sun
Moist to medium soil
3-6' tall
Blooms late summer to early fall
Yellow Wingstem begins blooming in late summer, producing interesting spiky blossoms with yellow petals. It often occurs with its close relative, Frostweed, and rarely strays far from wooded areas. In bottomland forests, this perennial plant often forms large colonies in the small gaps created by fallen trees. Yellow Wingstem attracts primarily larger pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies. Its winged seeds are sometimes eaten by songbirds. Its foliage is bitter and generally unpalatable to mammals, but is a host plant to the Silvery Checkerspot and several moths.
Yellow Wingstem occurs in habitats like open woodlands, forest edges, and riparian areas. In the garden, it prefers mesic to moist ground and loamy to slightly sandy soils. It is quite tolerant of shade, adapting to conditions from full sun to moderate shade. Yellow Wingstem generally grows 3-6 feet tall.
Local Ecotype
Perennial
Part shade to full sun
Moist to medium soil
3-6' tall
Blooms late summer to early fall
Yellow Wingstem begins blooming in late summer, producing interesting spiky blossoms with yellow petals. It often occurs with its close relative, Frostweed, and rarely strays far from wooded areas. In bottomland forests, this perennial plant often forms large colonies in the small gaps created by fallen trees. Yellow Wingstem attracts primarily larger pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies. Its winged seeds are sometimes eaten by songbirds. Its foliage is bitter and generally unpalatable to mammals, but is a host plant to the Silvery Checkerspot and several moths.
Yellow Wingstem occurs in habitats like open woodlands, forest edges, and riparian areas. In the garden, it prefers mesic to moist ground and loamy to slightly sandy soils. It is quite tolerant of shade, adapting to conditions from full sun to moderate shade. Yellow Wingstem generally grows 3-6 feet tall.