Cliff Goldenrod
Solidago drummondii
A specialized, rock-loving goldenrod that grows on limestone cliffs, bluffs, and rocky banks. Sends out beautiful, arching, cascading stems that drape downward, covered in bright yellow flower panicles from late summer into late fall. Invaluable for rocky slopes or wall crevices.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, specimen, naturalizing
- Native states
- IL, MO
Related native plants
More Solidago species
- Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
- Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
- Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
- Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
- Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
- White Goldenrod (Solidago bicolor)