rough-leaved goldenrod
Solidago patula
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Rough-leaved goldenrod (Solidago patula) is a perennial for meadow gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It can reach 60 inches tall. Yellow flowers open in late summer and last into early to mid autumn. The spreading, branched flower cluster looks like an elm tree.
Pairs well with Blue flag, Great blue lobelia, and Royal fern.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DE, and 26 more places. See all 30
AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.