Asteraceae
Solidago canadensis var. hargeri
Solidago canadensis var. hargeri var. hargeri
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Goldenrod · Solidago · Native · Perennial · Wildflower · Fall Blooms · Pollinator · Midwest · Asteraceae · Meadow
Harger's goldenrod is a fast-growing native perennial that naturalizes easily in garden borders, meadows, and woodland edges across the Midwest and Northeast. It prefers average moisture and partial shade but is adaptable and largely self-sufficient once established. Its golden fall blooms are a vital nectar source for migrating butterflies and native bees.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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