Showy Goldenrod (Solidago Speciosa) – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Perennial 

Flower Color:  Bright Golden-Yellow

Flower Size: .25″ in 12″ panicles

Flowering Period:  Mid or Late Summer through Early Fall

Flower Type:  Small Daisy-Like in 12 in panicles

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  No

Attracts:  Butterflies, Bees and other Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit

Living up to its name, the Showy Goldenrod is the showiest of all the approximate 125 native Solidago species, and is absolutely a butterfly and beneficial pollinators dream plant! From mid or late summer in into fall, abundant and showy 12″ long vertical panicles packed with nectar-rich bright yellow daisy-like flowers are perched atop erect, sturdy, branchless stems 3 to 5 feet tall clothed in bright green, lance-shaped leaves up to 6 inches long. The clump slowly spreads by underground rhizomes to maybe 3 feet wide, much like many ornamental grasses do. An exceptionally tough but pretty sun-loving plant that will thrive in infertile and dry soils makes the Showy Goldenrod an ideal choice for brightening up those difficult spots in the landscape or garden.

PLEASE NOTE: Contrary to popular belief, Goldenrod (Solidago) does not cause allergies. Its pollen is sticky so does not blow in the wind. Bees transfer it from plant to plant. If you experience allergy symptoms during the fall it’s most likely from ragweed, which blooms at about the same time as goldenrod.

Showy Goldenrod is very easy to grow in most any moist to dry well-drained soil of average to low fertility and full to mostly sun. It will grow in wet soils but the plants might become floppy. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for best flowering. Plants can be cut back to the ground after going dormant for winter and before new growth begins to emerge in spring.