Description
Sold in bundles of 10 plugs.
At a Glance: Western Canada goldenrod is a perennial herb with bright yellow flowers that grows along roadsides, meadows, or forest openings. This plant is 40-150 cm tall.
Leaves: hairy lance-linear to narrowly elliptic.
Flowers: form dense golden pyramid cluster; flower heads numerous, somewhat overlapping and sometimes sticky.
Ethnobotany: Solidago is a medicinal plant; the Latin name comes from solidus (whole) and ago (to make) – i.e., to make whole or cure.
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
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Full sun > 80%
Mostly sunny 60%-80%
Partial sun and shade 40%- 60%
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Dry
Moist
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Low elevation
Mid elevation
High elevation
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References:
Pojar, Jim, and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Revised ed. Redmond, Wash.: B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Pub., 2004. Print.
