Add vibrant fall color and support pollinators with goldenrod! Discover how to plant, grow, and care for this low-maintenance native favorite in gardens, meadows, or containers.
Also known as “rigid goldenrod,” “hard leaf flat-top goldenrod,” and “hard-leaved goldenrod,” the leaves and stem of this species are usually hairy, and the foliage is grayish-green in color. Plants grow from one to five feet tall and don’t spread wildly via their roots, which have a clumping form.
Goldenrod lights up gardens with late-season color and pollinator power. Explore native species, planting tips, and easy landscaping ideas.
Yahoo: Rideout: Goldenrod can add an explosion of color to your garden
Fall garden color in this area often is non-existent but goldenrod is an underused and often misunderstood perennial. It is commonly seen growing along roadsides or in ditches, and as many as 125 ...
Goldenrod is a native North American perennial wildflower that is tall and slim with fluffy golden flower spikes in various shades of yellow. Once regarded as an invasive weed, goldenrod is increasingly valued by gardeners thanks to cultivars that offer better performance and more attractive flowers. Goldenrod grows best in any sunny location, survives well in average or even poor soil, and ...
Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus Solidago. Several genera, such as Euthamia, were formerly included in a broader concept of the genus Solidago.
Goldenrod is easy to grow in full sun and average, dry to medium, well-drained soil. It is a very forgiving plant and tolerates poor, dry soils, clay and drought.