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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Slender Goldentop
  • Carolina Grass-leaved Goldenrod

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (NW)
Date: September 21, 2022
Slender Goldentop #333; RAB page 1098, 179-49-38; AG page 249, 55
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (NW)
Date: September 21, 2022
Slender Goldentop #333; RAB page 1098, 179-49-38; AG page 249, 55
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (NW)
Date: September 21, 2022
Slender Goldentop #333; RAB page 1098, 179-49-38; AG page 249, 55
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (NW)
Date: September 21, 2022
Slender Goldentop #333; RAB page 1098, 179-49-38; AG page 249, 55
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2012-11-06
Location: New Jersey Pine Barrens
Date: 2010-09-11
photo by Choess via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.
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