Scientific Name
Solidago spp., S. hybrids
Common Name
Goldenrod

Characteristics

Season
late summer to fall
Height
18 inches-6 feet
Hardiness
USDA Hardiness Zone 2-8
Flower Color
gold, yellow
Soil
well drained, high organic matter
Exposure
full sun
Propagation
division spring, cuttings of cultivars
North Carolina Regions
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Comments
Goldenrod has been wrongly accused of causing allergies and hay fever, but it actually is ragweed, a nondescript plant flowering at the same time, that causes the problems. Goldenrod hybrids and cultivars are very popular perennials in Europe, and becoming so here. They combine well with blue asters and hardy ageratum.
Origin
North America, hybrid origin

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

Images: ©Alice B. Russell and Erv Evans

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