Description

Key Information: 

Soil: Xeric (Dry) – Mesic (Medium)
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 2-4 feet
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Season: August – October

More Details: 

Suggested Uses: Canada Goldenrod is best used in naturalized plantings. It tends to spread aggressively in perennial gardens.

Native Range: Native throughout the majority of the U.S. except for Georgia and Florida. Native throughout the state of Minnesota.

Pollinators: Bees, including the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis). Birds enjoy the seeds.

Flowers: Branching clusters of small, stalked, yellow flower heads.

Leaves:  Leaves are 4-6″ and lance-shaped.

More information: USDA plant profile

Image credit: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0