Scientific Name:
Solidago
sp.
Pronunciation:
soll-ih-DAY-go
Common Name:
goldenrod
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Flower heads small, golden, arranged in a panicle-like inflorescence by late summer.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Herb, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Species shown include S. canadensis, S. flexicaulis, and S. virgaurea 'Praecox'. See separate entry for S. 'Goldkind' and S. rugosa 'Fireworks'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Rust
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Golden Baby
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : S. rugosa cv. Fireworks