missouri goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) is a perennial for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy soil. Small yellow flowers form nodding, plume-shaped clusters on smooth, reddish stems. It is the earliest goldenrod to bloom, and butterflies visit the flowers. It forms loose colonies, so give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Dark Towers beardtongue, White prairie clover, Prairie junegrass, and Sand dropseed.
Native range
AR, AZ, CO, IA, and 27 more places. See all 31
AR, AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY; AB, BC, MB, ON, and SK.