Smallanthus uvedalia

Common Name
Hairy leafcup
Yellow-flowered leafcup
Bear's-foot
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
8.0
Width (ft)
2.0 - 3.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
6, 7, 8, 9
Commercially available
Yes

Photographer: Ted Weber
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
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Photographer: Ted Weber
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Additional Info

Habitat: Floodplain forests, mesic upland forests, dry calcareous forests and woodlands, moist clearings, and old fields; usually in base-rich soils. Frequent throughout.

Wildlife Value: Attracts many pollinators and several birds will eat the seeds. Bees make winter nests in the hollow stems.

Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Summer
Bloom Month
June
July
August
September
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Soil Texture
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Low Maintenance
Yes
Seed or Fruit eaten by wildlife?
Yes
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Tolerates
Earth Sangha Inventory

Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, DC, region. The Wild Plant Nursery is the most comprehensive source of local-ecotype, native plants in the Washington DC region, and the region’s only facility dedicated exclusively to this type of propagation. “Local-ecotype” plants are propagated from local, wild, naturally-occurring populations and are well-adapted to local conditions and for wildlife species that depend on the local forms, such as pollinators. Inventory is updated on a weekly basis so number may not be accurate.

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