(Stiff Goldenrod)
- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- 4 to 5 feet
- Project:
- Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- September, October
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food
- Pollinators:
- Bombus, Butterflies, Honey Bees, Monarchs, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Native perennial herb that stands up to 5' tall and is worthy of growing for its very attractive foliage topped with a broad, flat cluster of yellow flower heads. Used in upland buffers and in slope stabilization. It does well in well-drained rain water gardens. It self-sows easily.