Solidago californica - California goldenrod

California goldenrod (Solidago californica, syn. Solidago velutina subsp. californica) is a deciduous California perennial with showy yellow flowers in late summer and fall, growing in seasonally wet ground that dries by summer. It grows 0.4-1 m tall and 0.5-1 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Type

• Herb¹
• Perennial¹
• Deciduous¹

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Pollination¹
• Attracting beneficial insects¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.4-1
Diameter (m)	0.5-1

Footnotes

1. Solidago californica, California Goldenrod | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩