Botanical Name: Solidago roanensis
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Common Name: Roan Mountain Goldenrod  
Plant photo of: Solidago roanensis
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Bobbie Schwartz
  • Description

  • Notes

Roan Mountain goldenrod is a native to open rocky clearings in the Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama. It makes a tight clump of vertical stalks to 30 inches tall, which open in early July as branched bottlebrush-like flowers of bright yellow. Foliage is green, ovate to lance-like, and basal. This goldenrod tends to be narrower than other species and so can be tucked into existing landscapes with ease.