Aletris lutea

yellow colic-root

Nartheciaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

4 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist wildflower garden. As it is tall and thin, it's best planted as a group toward the rear of other plants.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Pollinated by bumblebees and beeflies.

Native Habitats:

Open seepage areas, flatwoods, moist ditches.