Plant Names
Solidago caesia
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Verge d'or bleuâtre
Synonyms
woodland goldenrod
wreath goldenrod
solidage verte
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Aug - Sep
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod is a versatile goldenrod that can be found growing in both woodlands and clearings. These lovely yellow blooms can brighten up a shady garden corner or adorn a woodland garden path. It is an excellent choice for gardeners who want goldenrod without a large spreading plant.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Solidago caesia
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Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Blackberry looper - Arpenteuse des ronces -
Cucullia convexipennis
Brown Hooded Owlet - Noctuelle Huppée de la Verge d'Or -
Eupithecia miserulata
American Common Pug -
Euplexia benesimilis
American Angle Shades -
Leuconycta diphteroides
Green Leuconycta -
Melanchra adjuncta
Hitched Arches -
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger - Écaille Cramoisie -
Trichordestra legitima
Striped Garden Caterpillar
Specialized Bees Supported by Solidago caesia
- Andrena aliciae
- Andrena asteris
- Andrena canadensis
- Andrena chromotricha
- Andrena hirticincta
- Andrena nubecula
- Andrena placata
- Andrena simplex
- Complexe Colletes americanus
- Complexe Colletes compactus
- Complexe Colletes simulans
- Dianthidium simile
- Megachile inimica
- Melissodes agilis
- Melissodes illatus
- Melissodes trinodis
- Protandrena andrenoides
- Pseudopanurgus aestivalis
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Oenothera (Non-Native Primrose)
- Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose Cultivars)
- Oenothera fructicosa (Sundrops Cultivars)
- Helianthus (Non-Native Sunflower)
- NA (Black Eyed Susan's Cultivars)
- Rudbeckia Triloba (Brown Eyed Susan's)
- Echinacea (Coneflowers)
- NA (Coreopsis cultivars)
- NA (Non-native False Sunflower)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds have become fluffy and can be easily removed by shaking on gently pulling off from stem
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to livestock and cats if ingested.
Canadensis