
Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
1/2-pint plug Light: Part shade - full sunSoil: Medium-medium dryHeight: 3 feetBloom: June Description: Yellow Pimpernel provides delicate yellow umbels of flowers through the heat of early summer. It is a fine textured plant that smells of celery when crushed and prefers drier, woodland edges. Deer, at least in our area, mostly avoid it. Rarely seen in cultivation, the flowers attract many small spring-flying insects and the leaves feed the caterpillars of the black swallowtail, and should be used more often in the landscape. Although this butterfly host plant prefers drier, woodland edge habitats, it will also do well in full sun and medium soil. Attracts: The flowers attract small bees, wasps, flies, and beetles. These insects seek nectar primarily, although some bees may collect pollen and some flies and beetles may feed on pollen. Some of the bee visitors include Nomadine bees, Little Carpenter bees, Halictid bees, Carder bees, and Andrenid bees. The caterpillars of the butterfli