Canada Goldenrod Seeds (Solidago canadensis)

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Botanical name: Solidago canadensis‍ ‍• Bloom season: Late summer to fall‍ ‍• Bloom color: Golden ‍• Pollinator value: Goldenrods support one of the largest ranges of native bees and Lepidoptera of any North American genus

Seed an ecologically valuable plant, and the cheapest way to establish goldenrod at meadow scale. The genus supports an exceptionally broad range of native bees and moths in late season. As with the potted plant, Goldenrod does not cause hay fever; ragweed blooms at the same time and gets the blame.

Botanical name: Solidago canadensis‍ ‍• Bloom season: Late summer to fall‍ ‍• Bloom color: Golden ‍• Pollinator value: Goldenrods support one of the largest ranges of native bees and Lepidoptera of any North American genus

Seed an ecologically valuable plant, and the cheapest way to establish goldenrod at meadow scale. The genus supports an exceptionally broad range of native bees and moths in late season. As with the potted plant, Goldenrod does not cause hay fever; ragweed blooms at the same time and gets the blame.

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Sowing and Growing Notes

Sow in late fall onto a firmed, weed-free surface in full sun and let winter provide the cold period, or refrigerate the seed in damp sand for about a month before a spring sowing. The seed is very fine and needs light, so press it in rather than covering it. Only sow it where a spreading colony is what you want.

  • Water: Low

  • Sun: Full Sun

  • Soil: Adaptable; tolerates lean soil, spreads aggressively by rhizome

  • Mature size: W Spreading x H 3'-5'

Maintenance

Expect foliage in the first year and flowers from the second. Once established it spreads by rhizome and will need an annual edging to stay in bounds. Leave the stems through winter and cut back in late spring.