| Common Name | Grey Goldenrod |
| Scientific Name | Solidago nemoralis |
| Height | 1-2' |
| Sun/Shade | Sun - partial shade |
| Bloom Season | Fall |
| Bloom Color | Yellow |
| Soil | Dry, well drained. Good in poor soil, short lived in rich. pH 6.5-7.5 |
| Disease Susceptibility | |
| Propagation | Easy by division, can also use dry stratified seed. |
| Notes | Attractive low ground cover. Does not cause allergies. Pollinated by bees and butterflies, etc. Attracts songbirds and small mammals. Spreads rapidly. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
NA | 30.00/oz | Native plant retail prices:
½ pint - 2.35, pint - 3.40, quart - 4.75, ½ gallon - 5.95, gallon - 7.50 & up. |
12.50/oz
1.75/plant |
NA |
Information on Solidago nemoralis:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=SOLNEM
- List of Roadside Native Plants for Illinois - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairietable1.html
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana. (pamphlet). November 1999.
- Cullina, Willaim. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000.