General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 to 6 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Small, oblong black, mottled achenes
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Root
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Golden-Eye
  • Toothleaf Goldeneye
  • Sunflower Goldeneye
  • Plateau Goldeneye
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Viguiera dentata
  • Synonym: Viguiera dentata var. brevipes
  • Synonym: Viguiera dentata var. canescens
  • Synonym: Viguiera dentata var. lancifolia

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: My Garden
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: October, 2010
Golden-Eye
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: October 2011
Golden-Eye
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