Light
Full sun.
Growing guide · Perennials
Solidago shortii
How to grow Short's Goldenrod 'Solar Cascade'.
Gold sprays. Doesn't cause hay fever.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 4–9
- Size
- 24–30 in. tall, 12–24 in. wide
- Spacing
- 18–24 in. apart.
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
Water
Water to establish; then drought tolerant.
Planting and soil
Plant in spring or early fall, crown at soil level.
Feeding
None.
Pruning
Leave stems for winter birds and insects; cut back in spring.
Through the year
Foliage spring and summer, flowers August into October.
If something's off
Powdery mildew sometimes in late summer; it's cosmetic.
Plays well with
Plant it with friends.
Why we stock it: A well-behaved native goldenrod that feeds pollinators late in the year.
About 83 native butterfly and moth species use Solidago as a host (Narango et al. 2020). 40 eastern pollen-specialist bee species use Solidago (Fowler & Droege 2020).
That's everything we know about growing it. Thanks for reading.
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