Golden Marguerite (Cota tinctoria)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	12 inches to 36 inches
Leaves:	Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile
Pollinators:	Self Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees

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Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 1, 2014 8:14 PM concerning plant:

Golden Marguerite attracts a variety of beneficial insects to the garden, including tachinid flies, ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, and parasitic mini-wasps. These beneficial insects feed on a variety of common garden pests, such as aphids, armyworms, codling moths, European corn borer, flies, gypsy moths, cabbageworms, mealybugs, soft scales, spider mites thrips, moth eggs, small caterpillars, May beetles, sawflies, and squash bug.

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 23, 2012 12:11 PM concerning plant:

Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.

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Cota Golden Marguerite (Cota tinctoria)