Common name: Zig-Zag Goldenrod
Scientific name: Solidago flexicaulis
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.4 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Partial-sun, Shade
Water: Medium-dry, Dry
Soil: Loam, Sand
Blooms: Yellow in September
Natural habitats: Woodland-shaded
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Songbirds π¦, Bees/wasps π, Beneficial insects π, Deer/moose π¦
Points of interest: - Important to bees ( both long-tongued and short-tongued) and several species of insects because this flower is one of the last to bloom in the season. Insects are a source of food to many woodland songbirds and some gamebirds. Deer often feed on the foliage of Zigzag Goldenrod.
- As with other goldenrods, commonly confused with ragweed as a source for allergies when its pollen is too heavy to be carried on the wind
- Most shade tolerant of all Goldenrod varieties. Can become aggressive if growing conditions are right
