Yellow Pimpernel

About Yellow Pimpernel

Yellow Pimpernel is a delicate and airy member of the carrot family that brings a touch of sunshine to the early summer landscape with its fine-textured foliage and golden umbels. Growing up to three feet tall, this perennial features smooth, glaucous stems and compound leaves that emit a pleasant, celery-like fragrance when crushed. Its tiny yellow flowers are arranged in broad, flat-topped clusters called umbels, which appear to float above the foliage from May through July. Native to the eastern and central United States, Yellow Pimpernel is often found in open woods, savannas, and rocky slopes, thriving in both full sun and partial shade. It is a particularly valuable plant for wildlife, serving as a larval host for the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly and providing nectar for a variety of small native bees and beneficial flies. Yellow Pimpernel is remarkably deer-resistant and drought-tolerant, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance landscaping or woodland restoration. It prefers well-drained, medium to dry soils and is easily established from seed, though it may take a couple of years to reach its full flowering potential.