Zizea aurea is a flowering member of the parsley family Apiaceae, commonly traded as Golden Alexanders. Its principal display occurs from May to July. The common name signals the warm, golden appearance associated with the flowers. It sits in the genus Zizia and is used to provide a late-spring to midsummer floral presence.

Golden Alexanders (Zizea aurea) flowers from May to July, providing a concentrated late-spring to early-summer display in the garden.

Zizia is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland.

Zizea aurea

Golden Alexanders | Zizea aurea

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