Stiff Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Height: 1-4 feet
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Spread: 1 foot
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Bloom Time: July to
September (October)
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Bloom: bright yellow dense flat-topped
cluster
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Light: full sun to
partial shade
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Soil: sandy, loamy
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: prairie, woods;
seeds are an important late season bird food for goldfinches and small finches;
stems serve as perches for songbirds; a monarch favorite; attracts
hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and beneficial insects like beetles, flies,
wasps; cut flowers
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Care: easy to grow
and transplant
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Concerns: can be a
prolific self seeder; remove seed head before the seed is ripe to avoid weeding
unwanted seedlings
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Native to: Dane County,
south, central and west Wisconsin; all United States, except Florida, Arizona,
Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah
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Notes: erect stems;
fibrous deep roots that do not spread rapidly; larval host plant for Dart moth;
deer resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol Native Nusery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I018
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