Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to livestock and cats if ingested.
Plant Names
Solidago flexicaulis
Zigzag Goldenrod
Verge d'or à tige zigzagante
Synonyms
broad-leaved goldenrod
solidage flexicaule
verge d'or à tige flexible
verge d'or zigzag
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
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
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
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
Zigzag Goldenrod is named for its distinctive stem which grows in a different direction at nodes near the top of the plant. It makes an excellent addition to a woodland garden or to any shady corner requiring fall flowers. It does not spread aggressively. It works well beneath trees and in woodland borders. It benefits from consistent moisture. It is a good alternative to larger goldenrods for smaller gardens.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Solidago flexicaulis
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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 flexicaulis
- 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
- Eurybia divaricata
White Wood Aster
Aster à rameaux étalés - Lobelia inflata
Inflated Tobacco
Lobélie gonflée - Muhlenbergia mexicana
Mexican Muhly
Muhlenbergie du Mexique - Scrophularia marilandica
Eastern/carpenter's Figwort
Scrofulaire du Maryland - Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Heart-leaved Aster
Aster à feuilles cordées
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: October
- 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 1/4 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: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to livestock and cats if ingested.