Common seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens var. Solidago Wichita Mountains Golden Torch Goldenrod is an unidentified species of Goldenrod originally collected from the Wichita Mts. It is easiest to identify this plant when it is in flower but it can be identified adequately when it is in fruit.
golden rod flower zone.
The involucres are 50-75 mm long and the fruits cypselae are 10-25 mm long Fernald 1970 Semple and Cook 2006.
Goldenrod pollen is heavy and is not airborne.
It occurs in a wider variety of saline habitats.
Sempervirens is much more common and has involucres 4-7 mm long with 12-17 ray flowers and 17-22 disk flowers.
This species can only be separated from the more common seaside goldenrod when it is in flower.
An upright growing selection with bottle brush shaped flower spikes it is unsurpassed for.
Goldenrod plant is commonly known as Goldenrod has a scientific name of Solidago Rugosa.
This is a superb Dwarf Goldenrod recently introduced by Dr.
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1990 USDA Hardiness Zone Maps for Neighboring States and Provinces.
Richard Lightly former director of the Mt.
The sturdy plant can pop up almost anywhere whether along the roadside fields prairies or a cultivated area.
One of the shortest native goldenrods rarely rising past knee height old field goldenrod is distinguished by bright-yellow flower heads located mainly on the top side of each gracefully arching panicle perhaps so you can better enjoy the view from above.
Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones.
Speciosa Hardy to zones 3-8 this truly showy variety has upright stems of flowers that can get up to a foot long.
Across acres of old pastures where the goldenrod are taking over late August and early September turn the land into a tumbling sea of the richest yellow.
Sep 19 2020 Goldenrod - the prolific and misunderstood wild plant.
Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora in Delaware.
Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis is a garden worthy goldenrod thanks to its clumping natureUnlike Solidago canadensis this perennial does not grow by rhizomatous roots and is not aggressive.
It blooms from July to September and grows well in a wide range of soils.
Gardeners who wish to have a thriving garden should heed the zone data when considering what to plant.
The fields are awash with waves of goldenrod that flow across the slopes and break against the stone walls and the woods.
The central stem is erect and densely hairy typically rising to 3-5 tall.
Mar 17 2021 The new map includes 13 zones.
After it is established goldenrod seeds need little care and will come back year after year attracting many bees and butterflies.
There is a 10-degree difference between each planting zone and a 5-degree difference between sub zones.
It is hardy in USDA Z3-11.
Best Life Stage for Proper Identification.
Like most of the Aster family is a hardy herbaceous perennial plant that is native to North America.
Deep pinnate veins give the leaves a rough and wrinkled appearance.
The sturdy arching golden-yellow flower stems are profuse and make an eye-catching display wherever they are planted.
Contrary to popular belief goldenrod is not a source of fall allergies because its pollen is not light enough to be transported on the wind.