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Stiff Goldenrod |
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Goldenrod |
Solidago rigida | Accepted |
Oligoneuron rigidum | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Pollinators: | Wasps Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 23, 2018 11:43 AM I'm taking some information from New Moon Native Plant Nursery in Bridgeton, New Jersey. This species has a native range from Massachusetts to South Carolina to Texas to Kansas & Nebraska to Minnesota and southwest Ontario. It is most common in the Midwest, often liking calcareous soils the most. It is an unbranched, upright perennial with the stems covered in fine white plant hairs. The leaves clasp the stems and don't have petioles (leaf stems). It has flat-topped corymb-like inflorescences with numerous flower heads. The Ohio Goldenrod is the most similar species. it is sold by some native plant nurseries for prairie or meadow restorations or for naturalistic landscapes. However, it would fit in a standard garden. [ Reply to this comment | |
MrsBinWY | On May 16, 2020 | Transplanted 6 along north fence, across form sunroom |
MrsBinWY | On May 19, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 |
MrsBinWY | On March 12, 2019 | Seeds germinated WS (C60) 16 seeds from Prairie Moon in milk jug @ room temp |
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