| Scientific Name: | Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' |
| Common Name: | fireworks goldenrod |
| Family Name: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Filler, Floristry, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Rugose, Pubescent, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Head (capitulum), Yellow, Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Cypsela (achene + calyx) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stiff upright stems; leaves dark green, up to 9cm long; heads 3-4mm wide, florets arranged in a one-side elongated panicle with short side branching like fireworks. | |