Botanical Name: Solidago caesia
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Common Name: Blue-stemmed Goldenrod  
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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

Blue-stemmed goldenrod is a mid-west native found in woodland areas. It grows about 30 to 36 inches tall on arching, wiry, greenish-purple stems which are covered with a silvery-white waxy bloom that can be rubbed off. Tiny, bright yellow, daisy-like flowers appear in a series of loose clusters in the leaf axils along the length of the stems, with the terminal clusters being the largest. Blooms in late summer to fall, making them a wonderful companion to ornamental grasses. Lance-shaped, medium green leaves are toothed, tapered and sharply pointed. Attractive to bees and butterflies.