Turnera Species, Ramgoat Dashalong, Sage Rose, Yellow Alder, Yellow Buttercups

On Feb 1, 2020, LivingFountain from Clearwater, FL wrote:

It is interesting to see so many Floridians love this plant. It's not a plant to allow to grow in your lawn if you love going barefoot. A few years back we purchased a home and I've been trying to get the grass to look nice. This plant seeds itself very well. I'm constantly pulling it out of the yard, if left unattended and you just mow the lawn it eventually has a woody plant base that will continue to grow making it uncomfortable to walk on. Any suggestions on how to kill it in your lawn would be appreciated.

On Mar 9, 2016, Farvista from Flower Mound, TX wrote:

I live in Flower Mound, just a few miles NE of Dallas. I got a Turnera from the Dallas Arboretum plant sale and it was FANTASTIC, bushy and covered with flowers, but after its first season, it hadn't apparently reseeded and I couldn't find a source for it anywhere. (My husband was disappointed. It had become his favorite plant and he's not even interested in gardening!) It then returned the year after that (surprise!) hidden away under a sage bush. I lifted it, along with a substantial amount of soul, to keep from disturbing the taproot. (I found that out the hard way. It really does not like to be disturbed.) I'm really glad to hear that it'll root in water, as I didn't have that much luck with Rootone in soil pots. This plant does NOT like to be replanted if it gets very large at all, b... read moreut if you lift it with a good amount of the surrounding soil, it does better. I had another volunteer this year. At the end of the summer, I lifted and potted a seedling and put it into my little greenhouse over the winter and it has a couple of blooms on it now. I'll be watching them for seeds. I wish this plant WAS more invasive, but I'll keep working on it.

On Oct 4, 2013, Nowyousedum from Oklahoma City, OK wrote:

This was a volunteer plant in my garden. A nursery thought it might be allamanda, but that is trumpet-shaped. Found out what it was on this site! So happy to have it in my garden! If it is a little invasive, all the better. I would love to have it again next year.

On Oct 24, 2011, LipLock from Austin, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:

This is another plant that will always have a place in my Central Texas garden. It loves the heat and is covered in flowers from April thru November. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love it. It thrives in the sun but will tolerate part shade too. I've had it in my Zone 8B garden for several years but this past spring is the first time it has ever reseeded. It came up everywhere and I couldn't be happier. I have both the yellow and "white" variety (which is my favorite - it's not really white, rather a buttery color with a dark center). Unlike a previous poster, I was able to transplant several of them this past spring when they were about 2" tall. I just spaded them up and moved them. They survived (and thrived in) this worst drought and hottest summer on record in Texas. They... read more can be difficult to find. I had to drive to Rosenberg to Caldwell's Nursery the past 2 years to get them. I love em!

On Aug 14, 2011, rntx22 from Puyallup, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:

Growing mine in a pot. It died back in the winter but slowly came back from the roots. Also self seeded around the garden so I have several now! Just pulled up the ones I don't want. Stays loaded with blooms, bees & butterflies love it.

On Mar 28, 2009, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:

I have not grown this plant. Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose (Turnera ulmifolia) is native to Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It was introduced to Hawaii and has naturalized.

On Jul 23, 2007, Islandshari from Rio Rico, AZ (Zone 8a) wrote:

This plant is quite lovely to my DH and I. We had several cuttings, and then noticed that it was popping up everywhere. On our last EarthDay we picked up lots of paperwork - and here was Tunera ulmifolia on the "invasive weed" list with a request not to plant it! Luckily we only plant in containers here, so we have kept it under control...but just wanted to post the warning.

On Jan 28, 2006, cyndit from Ocoee, FL wrote:

I bought this plant at a local Lowe's hardware store. But, about a year after planting, it moved from it's original place in my garden to replant itself in 2 differnent places in a different flower bed around the corner of my house! I'm sure the birds, or wind, spread the seeds. But, I was pleasingly surprised to find it offering up those marvelous yellow blossoms the next summer. The butterflies definitely enjoy the blossoms. It is easy to prune when necessary and it will readily bush back out with new growth.

On Jun 13, 2004, foodiesleuth from Honomu, HI (Zone 11) wrote:

smfiol says:
Turnera ulmifolia (Cuban Buttercup) is the official flower of Cienfuegos, Cuba

I brought some from Miami to Hawaii (illegally, I might add) thinking to have a little bit of my home town in a new setting......imagine my surprise when I found this plant growing everywhere on the Big Island.

Grows easily from cuttings. Makes a wonderful filler and if planted near papaya trees, fruit flies will sting the bloom and not the papayas.

On Jun 10, 2004, smfiol from Miami, FL wrote:

Turnera ulmifolia (Cuban Buttercup) is the official flower of Cienfuegos, Cuba

On Nov 24, 2002, butterflypea wrote:

In Hawaii, Turnera ulmifolia is known as "Sundrops". It is a perennial and blooms year round, growng into a four-foot bush. The two-inch wide, bright yellow flowers open in the morning and are closed by noon. It has tiny seeds that sow prolifically. It will often grow out of a crack in the sidewalk after a seed germinates there.