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NC Native Plant Society:
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Solidago caesia var. caesia

Axillary Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod

Scientific Name:

Solidago caesia var. caesia

Genus:

Solidago

Species Epithet:

caesla

Common Name:

Axillary Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

July, August, September

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Moist forested slopes. Rare in NC Mountains, common in Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate, Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure, S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Solidago caesia var. caesia is the only variety of this plant in NC.

Plants

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Tom Harville's Garden

The Blue Stems

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Tom Harville

Blooms & Leaf

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Tom Harville

With a Red-banded Hair Streak, Calycopis cecrops

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Tom Harville

Flowering heads are in small clusters in the axils of the stem leaves, as well as terminally. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped with entire margins. Plants typically lean fairly low to the ground.

Cherokee Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Solidago caesia var. caesia. You will likely hear them called Axillary Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod. This picture shows the Flowering heads are in small clusters in the axils of the stem leaves, as well as terminally. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped with entire margins. Plants typically lean fairly low to the ground. of Solidago caesia var. caesia

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

 



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