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Solidago squarrosa Family - Compositaea - Daisy The Goldenrod (Solidago) tribe is a fairly large family of wildflowers inhabiting North America. There are about ninety species of this bright yellow flowered fall blooming wildflower. Stout Goldenrod differs from the other types you may be familiar with. The flower spike at the top is more of a club shape than other goldenrods, the plant is more erect, and the individual flowers are a bit bigger. Stout Goldenrod occupies rocky, dry, open woodlands, thicket and forest edges from southern Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada, south to southern Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina. The plant height will vary from eighteen inches to over five feet in height, depending upon growing conditions. Goldenrods are mistakenly blamed for causing hay fever, but this has been found to be untrue. Ragweed and other weeds blooming at approximately the same time are really to blame. This showy fall blooming perennial wildflower, like others of the Goldenrod family, may be grown in the perennial garden as an ornamental. The attractiveness of many of these plants improves when cultivated. Some, though, will become very weedy looking so some experimentation may be in order to discover the best ones in your area. Propagation is mainly by seed, but like most perennials division can also be used. |
