General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 12 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Wasps
Beetles
Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
  • Blue Stem Goldenrod
  • Woodland Goldenrod
  • Goldenrod
  • Wreath Goldenrod
  • Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod

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Location:  dry woods  zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2020-10-08
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2017-10-04
Photo by sedumzz
Location: My yard in SE Nebraska
Date: 2011-09-25
Location: My yard in SE Nebraska
Date: 2011-09-25
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Maryland
Date: August 20, 2014

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2010-10-03
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2010-10-03
Roadside growth
Location: dry woods  zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2020-10-08
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2009-10-01
a small mass along a street curb in part-shade
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-09-22
plants in a border in bloom
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2012-10-01
plants in bloom in a border
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2010-09-20
close-up of blooms and foliage
Location: Skaneateles Conservation Area
photo credit: R. A. Nonenmacher
Location: Skaneateles Conservation Area
photo credit: R. A. Nonenmacher

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
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Comments:
  • Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 8, 2014 7:50 AM concerning plant:
    According to NPIN, Solidago caesia has special value to native and honey bees, and supports conservation biological control by attracting beneficial insects to the garden.

    Solidago is also a key nectar plant for Monarchs and other butterflies.

  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 23, 2018 12:03 PM concerning plant:
    This Goldenrod needs some shade and does well in dry shade. It is very informal with stems leaning out. My biggest customer has had this species in her large informal landscape for over 15 years, and it spreads around by seed and is in various areas around the yard. The deer that come through the yard don't eat it. She bought it from some specialty mail order nursery. Some native plant nurseries sell it, as Prairie Nursery in Wisconsin, where it is an endangered plant. Some conventional nurseries may also sell some, but I am not sure. It is not commonly planted around in gardens and landscapes.
Plant Events from our members
Catmint20906 On September 26, 2015 Bloomed
Catmint20906 On September 20, 2014 Bloomed
MrsBinWY On June 17, 2018 Transplanted
On 6-17-2018, planted 7 near Stoney's cotoneaster & 8 near the Ninebark.
MrsBinWY On June 11, 2018 Potted up
15 pots w/multiple plants in each pot
MrsBinWY On April 28, 2018 Seeds germinated
4
MrsBinWY On January 20, 2018 Seeds sown
WS seeds from greenthumb99
lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
lovesblooms On February 20, 2018 Seeds sown
wintersown
SuperHappyCamper On March 4, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased from North Georgia Native Plant Nursery.
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