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Is Showy Goldeneye deer resistant?

Heliomeris multiflora

Showy Goldeneye
Damage step 2 of 4 · Seldom Severely Damaged

Mostly. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.

Maintenance
Moderate
Native range
11 US states

Damage steps follow a published university field scale. How plants are rated.

About Showy Goldeneye

Hundreds of small yellow daisies on thin, heavily branched stems, carried from July through to the first hard frosts.

It is available only from seed and it reseeds aggressively, so the plant you put in is not the planting you have three years later, and in fed, watered ground those seedlings come up soft and lean on whatever is beside them. Lean, sharply drained soil keeps the stems stiff and the numbers down.

Site it where seeding is welcome — a gravel garden, a dry bank, the rough ground along a drive — and it holds up for three months. Cut the stems down before the seed heads dry; that is the only control that actually works.

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Common questions about Showy Goldeneye

Is Showy Goldeneye deer resistant?
Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged, step 2 of 4 on the damage scale this site uses. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Does Showy Goldeneye grow in shade?
No. Showy Goldeneye wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
How big does Showy Goldeneye get?
Mature height is roughly 48–48 in. Growth rate is moderate.

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Damage ratings follow the four-step field scale published by Rutgers University. Growing data is compiled from state extension sources and still being verified record by record. Last reviewed .