Canadian goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, meadows, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Tiny yellow flower heads sit on arching branches in long or flat-topped clusters. Bees and butterflies come for the nectar. Ragweed, which blooms at the same time, causes most hay fever blamed on goldenrod.
Pairs well with Aromatic aster, Indian grass, Prairie dropseed, and Brown-eyed Susan.
Native range
North America.