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Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Seed Packet

Grass-leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia
Goldenrods are ideal pollinator plants, and the common goldentop is a magnet for foraging native bees and predatory insects that control many pest species. It also is a graceful billowing summer and fall bloomer with narrow elegant grass green foliage and flat-topped flower clusters in radiant yellow that cloak the tops of the slender branches.
SKU #S1897
$3.50
Details
Approximate Seeds Per Packet
625
Lifecycle
Perennial
Perennial Hardiness Zone
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Mature Size
3.5-5' h x 2-6' w
Sun
Full sun
Soil
Regular, moist, well-drained
Season
Summer to fall
Color
Golden yellow flat-topped flower clusters
Features
Deer Resistant
Heat or Drought Tolerant
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Bees
Attracts Beneficial Insects
SOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Depth:
Surface sow.
Sprout Time:
30-45 days
Starting Indoors:
Stratify for 30 days for best germination results. Sow in a container, cover with a plastic bag and refrigerate, or mix seed with damp clean sand or vermiculite, bag, and refrigerate at 35-40F. Check often for germination and maintain a lightly moist medium. Transplant any seedlings as they germinate. After the chill period, sow into soilless media and keep at 65-70F. Can also be sown under warm conditions without chill.
Starting Outdoors:
Direct sow in fall or wintersow into pots in the shade, covered with a thin layer of clean sand and a wire screen to keep out mice and voles. Check for moisture at regular intervals.
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
After last spring frost.
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
Grass-leaved goldenrod has thick rhizomes just under the surface of the soil; moist soils encourage its spreading habit. Informal meadow and pollinator gardens benefit, for it is recognized as having a high value for native bee species. Easily removed in organic soils if desired to control wandering.
Final Spacing:
2'
Water Requirements:
Medium Water Use
Watering Details:
Thrives in moisture-holding clay soils, but adaptable to dry or wet conditions.
Soil pH:
Not particular about pH
Fertilizer:
Mix in 1" of compost in poor soils.
Diseases & Pests:
No major problems.
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