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Solidago gigantea
Also called Early Goldenrod, Smooth Goldenrod, Late Golden Rod, Tall Goldenrod, Tall Or Giant Or Smooth Goldenrod, Turtle Mountain Goldenrod
Giant goldenrod is a tall North American perennial with yellow flower heads, spreading by underground rhizomes and forming clumps that can reach about 2 m. It grows best in sun with moist soil.
Solidago gigantea is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. Its common names include tall goldenrod and giant goldenrod, among others.
Goldenrod is the state flower of Kentucky and of Nebraska.
Solidago gigantea is found in a wide variety of natural habitats, although it is restricted to areas with at least seasonally moist soils.
Canada goldenrod · Early goldenrod · Wrinkleleaf goldenrod · Seaside goldenrod · Short's goldenrod · Goldenrod
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solidago gigantea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
