AVAILABLE FALL 2025

Virginia ecotype

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Upright, rhizomatous, colony-forming, naturalizing
Size: 1 to 2 feet tall; spreads to form large groundcover patches
Flowering Time: April to June
Bloom Color: Bright yellow with gold centers
Habitat: Moist woodlands, streambanks, shaded slopes, and thickets
Moisture: Average to moist; prefers consistently moist, well-drained soils
Light: Part sun to full shade, may burn in full sun
Soils: Loamy, humus-rich, or silty soils; tolerates clay in shaded sites
Uses: Shade gardens, woodland borders, natural groundcover, erosion control, pollinator support

Packera obovata (Roundleaf ragwort)

$12.00

Packera obovata is known as the roundleaf ragwort, or running ragwort, and is similar in appearance to Packera aurea, the golden ragwort. A key difference is that the roundleaf ragwort is more compact and low growing, rarely exceeding 1 foot even in flower. Roundleaf ragwort is notable for having better adaption to dry soils and part sun or shady sites. The roundleaf ragwort occurs in rocky woods and shaded slopes.

It sports smaller teaspoon-shaped leaves that are not only evergreen but also deer resistant. Packera obovata makes an excellent groundcover for dappled or part sun, and well-draining soils. It spreads by rhizomes and by self-seeding. If planted in full sun it will need more moisture especially while getting established.

Packera species are an important source of nourishment for newly emerging bees and butterflies, blooming with dense clusters of golden-yellow flowers from April to June. Ragworts are a host species to a few native moths as well.
We do not currently ship live plants, but we do offer pick up at our nursery in Henrico County, near the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

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Packera obovata (Roundleaf ragwort)

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