Care Guide for Showy Goldenrod
Perennial Zones 3-8
Sun: Full to part
Moisture: Medium to dry
Height: 3-5’
Spacing: 2-3’
Bloom: Aug-Oct
Other names: Noble Goldenrod
Listed as a Keystone Plant by the National Wildlife Federation
Host plant to 105 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars native to the Greater Cincinnati area
- Deer resistant 
- Drought tolerant 
- Tolerant of clay soil 
- Attracts birds, butterflies, bees, etc. 
- Seeds require a 60-day cold stratification period to germinate 
Compared to foreign plants, native plants:
- Require less maintenance 
- Use less water 
- Are more beneficial to native wildlife 
- Sequester more atmospheric carbon (that means they help fight climate change!) 
Native range of Solidago speciosa
We never use synthetic chemicals to grow our plants like pesticides or nitrogen fertilizers.
That means our plants won’t harm insects, the soil, or you.
We fertilize our plants naturally with vermicompost, compost extract, and mycorrhizal inoculant.
All of our plants are potted in reused containers to reduce plastic waste.
We ask that you repurpose or recycle the container when you’re done with it. We’ll gladly take them back from you!
 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
   
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
   
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
   
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
   
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
 
      
    
      
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
        
          
        
        
