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Asteraceae
Canadian goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Also known as Common goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, Doria canadensis
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Goldenrod · Native Wildflower · Pollinator · Perennial · Prairie · Meadow · Yellow Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Fall Bloomer
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Canadian goldenrod is a tough, fast-growing perennial that thrives in full sun to part shade with average moisture. It requires very little intervention once established and spreads readily, so divide clumps every 2-3 years to keep it in bounds. An excellent choice for pollinator gardens, it puts on a brilliant golden display in late summer and autumn.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist; allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Borneo, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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