Boltonia caroliniana
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Boltonia ravenelii
- Phonetic Spelling
- bol-TOH-nee-ah kar-oh-lih-nee-AH-nah
- Description
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The Carolina doll's daisy is a perennial wildflower in the Aster (Asteraceae) family that is found only in NC, SC, VA, MS and GA. In NC it is found primarily in the Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain and rarely in other areas. This perennial grows as an upright to ascending bushy plant 4-6 feet tall. Its native habitat is moist soils of floodplain forests, swamp forests, margins of impoundments, damp clearings, and wet roadsides. The Genus name honors James Bolton an 18th-century English botanist. The species name is for the Carolinas where it is found.
The flowers of Carolina doll's daisy have numerous white to lilac rays surrounding a yellow center. They bloom late summer into fall. The waxy leaves are long and narrow.
This plant needs average to fertile moist soil in full sun but tolerates some shade. Use in the native pollinator garden in the mid-to-back of the border, along a pond or stream or in a rain garden. This plant will add fall blooms for the pollinators to use which is so important to migrating butterflies.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Boltonia
- Species:
- caroliniana
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Achenes are not winged as some species in this Genus are.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of white to pink to lilac flowers appear in late summer to fall. There are multiple rays surrounding the yellow disc flowers. They are about 1 inch across.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Waxy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Waxy narrow green leaves are lance-shaped to elliptical. They are 3- 5.5 inches long and 3/4 to 1 inch wide with an entire margin
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Waxy green stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
