Bright yellow flowers sit atop single green stems. The flowers have pollen-filled centers.
Arnica amplexicaulis (Clasping Arnica)

Arnica amplexicaulis (Clasping Arnica)

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Plant Description: single upright stem grows from a small rhizome. Stems are hairy and unbranched, except near the top where flowers appear. The stems are lined with 5 to 10 pairs of green oval-shaped, toothed leaves, 1 ½ – 4 in. (4-10 cm) long. Smaller lower leaves often drop before flowering. It produces several daisy like flowering heads that are pale yellow with 8-14 petals that are toothed at tips. Clasping arnica blooms from early to late summer. The one-seeded fruit is dry, cylindrical and covered with feathery hairs. It has a slow vegetative spread.

  • Height: 6-30"
  • Watering needs: regular 
  • Sun needs: full sun to part shade
  • Soil needs: moist to wet
  • Bloom Time: early to late summer 
  • Portland Plant List (Backyard Habitat Certification): Yes

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: prefers moist forest, glades, and mountain streambanks at low to middle elevations.

Plant in a bog garden, wet wildflower meadow or butterfly garden. It has a low tolerance to drought and restricted water conditions.

*Photo by SevenOaks Nursery*

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