Wingstem Live Plant | Verbesina alternifolia | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Bring vibrant late-season color and outstanding wildlife value to your landscape with Wingstem, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its bright yellow daisy-like flowers, distinctive winged stems, and exceptional pollinator appeal. Verbesina alternifolia, commonly known as Wingstem, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its towering growth, long bloom season, and ability to support a wide variety of beneficial insects and birds. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, native landscapes, woodland edges, rain gardens, wildflower meadows, and naturalized plantings. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from late summer through fall.

Wingstem thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist, well-draining soil, although it adapts to average garden conditions once established. Its unique winged stems and large green leaves provide striking architectural interest throughout the growing season. The nectar-rich yellow flowers attract native bees, butterflies, monarchs, skippers, and other beneficial pollinators, while the mature seed heads provide a valuable food source for songbirds in autumn and winter.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Wingstem starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Wingstem Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Bright yellow daisy-like flowers
• Distinctive winged stems
• Blooms from late summer through fall
• Excellent native pollinator plant
• Attracts butterflies, monarchs, bees, and beneficial insects
• Seed heads provide food for songbirds
• Moisture tolerant and adaptable
• Long-lived, low-maintenance perennial
• Ideal for rain gardens, native landscapes, and wildflower meadows
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Verbesina alternifolia
• Common Name: Wingstem
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Moist, well-draining average to rich soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then water as needed once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 4–8 feet tall and 2–4 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Rain Gardens
• Wildflower Meadows
• Woodland Edges
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Wildlife Gardens
• Gifts for Gardeners