| Common Name: |
Fireworks Goldenrod |
| Scientific Name: |
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Rough Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod |
| Category: |
Herb/Forb |
| Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
Bright yellow |
| Bloom Size: |
Under 1 in. |
| Bloom Season: |
Fall |
| Foliage Description: |
Flowers bloom at the ends of rough, hairy, often unbranched stems clad with hairy, ovate to lanceolate, medium to dark green leaves (to 4 in. long) with crenate to sharply serrate margins and broad-margined stalks. Deep pinnate veins give the leaves a rough and wrinkled appearance |
| Height of Plant: |
2-3 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
1 1/2-2 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 4a - 9b |
| Light Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium to wet |
| Soil Type: |
Likes wet ground of swales, swampy meadows, and thickets, along spring branches and streams, swampy woodland, wet but sometimes on dry sandy knolls and ledges |
| Native Range: |
Native from Newfoundland to Ontario and Michigan south to Missouri, Texas and Georgia |
| Propagation: |
Division |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Other Information: |
Goldenrods have been wrongfully accused of causing hay fever which is actually an allergic reaction to wind-borne pollen from other plants such as ragweed |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Native Plant Garden |