How much shade will Packea aurea handle?

Last fall I bought a Packera aurea.  It looked so cute with those
scalloped little round leaves and soudned like it would do well in a
moist, sunny spot.  As luck would have it, I had such a spot.

It also promised to 'naturalize into large colonies', which sounded
fabulous.  In my quaint, naive way that is Chris, I envisioned a six
foot cluster after several years.

Well, it's been half a year now.  The main plant is blooming quite
happily and it's everything that I dreamed of.  Unfortunately, the
hundred children in a six-foot radius around it have me a little startled,
if not fearful.  That's not colonization -- it's an invasion!

Seeing as I actually want to grow other plants in the same bed, I think
I need to move this one somewhere else.  The question is, where?

I do have a moist, shady spot under some trees that nothing else
will grow in.  The question is, will Packera aurea bloom in there?
I'm guessing that it'll survive, but will I have flowers?

Anyone have any experience will Packera aurea in the shade?

Chris

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