Solidago canadensis

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	60 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
Width:	⇔	40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		3 to 9
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Solidago canadensis (Canada golden-rod, Canada goldenrod) is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae native to North America. It is often grown as a wildflower.

The plant is erect, often forming colonies. Flowers are small yellow heads held above the foliage on a branching inflorescence.

It occurs throughout North America, in most US states and Canadian provinces. It is found in a variety of habitats, although it is not shade tolerant. It typically is one of the first plants to colonize an area after disturbance (such as fire) and rarely persists once shrubs and trees become established. It is found neither in very dry locations nor in waterlogged ones.

In many parts of Europe and China, it is established as an invasive weed.

Read about Solidago canadensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Solidago canadensis, Linn. St. 3-5 ft., stout, hairy and usually much branched: lvs. acute at each end, the lower sharply serrate, lanceolate, 3-7 in. long, 3/4 – 1 1/2 in. wide, the upper smaller and often entire: fls. in a very large terminal secund panicle, involucral bracts linear, obtuse or acutish. In dry soil, E. N. Amer.— There are many wild forms but none seems to be in the trade. Aug.-Nov. This is a coarse and somewhat weedy species; very common. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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