Solidago rugosa, Fireworks Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa, Fireworks Goldenrod, Quart pot

FS, Zone 4, Blooms late summer, Sept-Oct., 3-4’ x 3-4’, wet to medium, deer resistant.

Solidago rugosa “Fireworks” is a striking, clump-forming perennial with stiff lateral electric-yellow inflorescences in early to mid-autumn that are reminiscent of exploding fireworks. With a sensational explosion of golden flowers bursting from the plant like skyrockets, “Fireworks” is not your usual goldenrod. This tough and robust cultivar of a wrinkle-leaf goldenrod, performs very well in full sun and seasonally dry soils, reaching 3-4' tall.

This native plant, found in the wilds of North Carolina in the 1970’s and reintroduced in 1993 by the North Carolina Botanical Garden, is now offered by Native Plant nurseries. We bought one plant in 2019, planted it in early summer and were rewarded with bright yellow sprays by early fall. It has an extremely attractive and strong branching shape. Until it blooms, the plant is covered in a dark green foliage. Unless it’s in a high wind corridor, it should not need staking. A tall sturdy grower, it’s a great companion for ornamental grasses and other late summer blooming perennials such as Asters. Plant among Asters and you will have a curb appeal for passerby’s and pollinators alike. Great cut flower!

Attracts a wide range of native bees, Honey bees and butterflies