Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis
Height: 3-5’
Plant type: perennial
Features: showy yellow racemes (Jul-Oct). Clumping rhizomes.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part shade
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, late-season pollen source. Avoid ‘cleaning’ or pruning! Seeds a great food source for mammals and birds like sparrows, towhees, pine siskins, juncos, and the American goldfinch. Also a Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Height: 3-5’
Plant type: perennial
Features: showy yellow racemes (Jul-Oct). Clumping rhizomes.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part shade
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, late-season pollen source. Avoid ‘cleaning’ or pruning! Seeds a great food source for mammals and birds like sparrows, towhees, pine siskins, juncos, and the American goldfinch. Also a Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Height: 3-5’
Plant type: perennial
Features: showy yellow racemes (Jul-Oct). Clumping rhizomes.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part shade
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, late-season pollen source. Avoid ‘cleaning’ or pruning! Seeds a great food source for mammals and birds like sparrows, towhees, pine siskins, juncos, and the American goldfinch. Also a Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!