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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
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)