Rocky Mountain Goldenrod
Solidago multiradiata
Rocky Mountain goldenrod is a compact alpine and arctic goldenrod of high rocky meadows and tundra, topped with tight golden clusters. A cold-hardy front-of-border or rock-garden pollinator plant.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- herb
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY