{"id":13065,"date":"2021-09-06T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13065"},"modified":"2021-07-19T17:54:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:54:48","slug":"goldenrods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/09\/06\/goldenrods\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldenrods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Goldenrods (Solidago spp.)<\/em> represent about 100 species of perennials that grow ubiquitously alongside U.S. roadsides, prairies, open woods, and riverbanks. (USDA hardiness zones 4-9). A few species are also native in South America and Eurasia. Goldenrods are grown for their bright yellow or golden flowers that form late in the summer. They are easy to grow, and the tiny yellow flowers are a bountiful source of nectar for bees and butterflies, including Monarchs; seeds are eaten by songbirds fall and winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goldenrods, Asters and Ironweeds at Dawes Arboretum In Ohio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Goldenrods grow in almost any soil that is\nwell-drained and in full sun. Removing spent flower clusters will encourage more\nblooms. Deadhead the old spent flowers to avoid prolific self-seeding. Every\n3-4 years, divide plants in spring or fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showy goldenrod (Solidago  speciosa<\/em>) is an eye-catching selection with abundant tiny, bright yellow terminal flower clusters atop stiff, narrow-leaved, reddish stems; 2 – 3 feet tall starting in mid- to late-summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia<\/em>), aka blue stem goldenrod grows 1.5 – 3 feet tall on wiry, arching, glabrous, greenish-purple stems which are covered with a silver-white waxy coating (zones 4-8). Yellow clusters of tiny flowers  bloom along the purplish stem in early autumn. Lance-shaped, medium green leaves (2 – 5 inches long) are toothed with sharply pointed tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Fireworks\u2019 rough-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago<\/em> rugosa<\/em>) is probably the most popular variety, this 3 – 4 feet tall clump-forming plant is covered with stiff bright yellow inflorescences in early autumn, reminiscent of exploding fireworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Golden Fleece\u2019 goldenrod (S. sphacelata \u2018<\/em>Golden  Fleece\u2019)  grows 18 \u2013 24 inches tall and 24 – 36 inches wide; forms showy sprays of golden yellow flowers from mid-September into October. Its heart-shaped leaves are semi-evergreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultra-dwarf varieties:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Little Lemon\u00ae (\u2018Dansolitlem\u2019) – light yellow flowers on ultra-compact plants – 14 inches tall and 18 inches wide.<\/li>
  • \u2018Cloth of Gold\u2019 – deep yellow flowers on 18-24 inch tall stems.<\/li>
  • \u2018Crown of Rays\u2019 – bright yellow flowers on 2-3 feet tall stems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    ‘Little Lemon’ Solidago (Photo courtesy of North Creek Nurseries)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    No serious insect or disease problems trouble goldenrods and plants are moderately deer tolerant. Spot anthracnose, powdery mildew, rust, fungal spots are occasional problems if summer weather is unusually wet or the planting becomes too crowded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Goldenrods make colorful companions with excellent additions to a perennial border or meadow favorites such as little bluestems (Schizachyrium scoparium),<\/em> assorted fall asters (Symphyotrichum)<\/em>, beebalms (Monarda spp.<\/em>), <\/em>coneflowers (Echinacea<\/em>), big bluestems (Andropogon gerardii), <\/em>Joe Pye (Eupatorium), <\/em>and Arkansas bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Goldenrods (Solidago spp.) represent about 100 species of perennials that grow ubiquitously alongside U.S. roadsides, prairies, open woods, and riverbanks. (USDA hardiness zones 4-9). A few species are also native in South America and Eurasia. Goldenrods are grown for their bright yellow or golden flowers that form late in the summer. They are easy to grow, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,398,657,1218,747,1319,1351,749,1037,521,1498,778,645,806,1384,1357,665,1324,1012,792,774,853,551,627,1476,1286,625,843,1059,601,729,777,630,706,646,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13065"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13204,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13065\/revisions\/13204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}