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Narrow Leaf Mule Ears (Wyethia angustifolia) is a native perennial herb in the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family that grows in central and northern California. It tends to grow in stream banks and springs, at elevations from 0-5,500 feet, from the coast to the Sierras. It is winter dormant and dies back to the ground. It has large flowers, up to 3" in diameter, that last from spring to summer.
Perennial herb
3 ft Tall
3 ft Wide
Winter Deciduous
Yellow
Spring, Summer
Full Sun
Low
Max 1x / week once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Slow
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided.
Soil PH: 5.8 - 7.0
For propagating by seed: 3 mos. stratification. No treatment may give satisfactory germination.
1, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Stream banks, springs, grasslands and meadows
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Use with various native grasses, geophytes such as onion (Allium spp.), Milkweed (Asclepias spp.), and annual wildflowers such as Clarkia spp.
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Likely
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Confirmed
Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
Central Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Apples
Malus domestica