Buy Solidago caesia

Solidago caesia is a versatile, clump forming, non-invasive perennial known as the bluestem goldenrod. It has arching wands of clustered gold flowers contrasted with blue-green stems in September. It is also tolerant of dry shade and it’s an incredible butterfly magnet and cut flower. Plants are usually 1.5-3 feet tall. Native from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and south through the eastern US. Popular with native bees, wasps, and other pollinators. Plants are a larval host of several moth species and the seeds are eaten by songbirds. Goldenrods also do not cause hayfever. They have long been wrongfully accused. Go for gold and try this beautiful goldenrod! Photo: Wikipedia.

Solidago caesia happens to be one of my very favorite Autumn blooming perennials. The bright, Primrose yellow brilliance of its unusual zig-zag, axillary, long lasting flower heads never fail to garner praise from garden visitors. One of the most commonly asked questions, after I answer the "WOW...what is that?" question is "Doesn't it make you sneeze?" Poor, poor Goldenrod, taking the heat for Ambrosia artemisiifolia just because it coincidentally shares the same window of time in flowering. Ambrosia artemisiifolia is the dreaded allergen, "Ragweed!" Goldenrod pollen DOES NOT cause an allergic reaction. Solidago caesia is native to 32 states in the continental US from Maine to Texas and 3 Canadian provinces. That said, I would think it to be hardy just about anywhere. Although its native habitat is shade, it can handle part sun. Moisture requirements are not high and I've grown it successfully in average to dryish soil. Plant height is 18" - 36" if erect, but it so often assumes a graceful arching habit. The gargantuan populations of deer that roam these mountains and valleys have never even raised an eyebrow at this plant. YES, this is a "Goldenrod", not a weedy Goldenrod, but an extremely desirable one and I highly recommend it for just about any garden. Be it a native, natural, wild or formal garden, there's a place for Solidago caesia.