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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'
Golden Fleece Autumn Goldenrod
Item #: 734
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Dr. Dick Lighty, former director at Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center, first saw this solidago on a flashlight walk one evening after giving a garden talk. From a modest beginning, this spectacular selection of the East Coast native goldenrod (Illinois south to Mississippi) has found its way into the finest gardens of England and Europe. The round basal leaves of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' give rise to multi-branched, 20" long, arching spikes adorned with tiny clusters of golden-yellow flowers starting in early September...attractive to hummingbirds. Our 10-year-old clumps of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' are now just over 3' wide...very easy to grow and wonderfully drought-tolerant.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Solidago
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Georgia native plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants