Ohio Goldenrod
Solidago ohioensis
A goldenrod of Great Lakes fens and wet prairies, with a distinctive flat-topped head of yellow flowers and smooth, leathery basal leaves. Far tidier than the running goldenrods — it holds a clump and does not colonize. Needs consistently moist, often calcareous ground, and is among the best late-season nectar sources for a rain garden.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, naturalizing, border
- Native states
- IL, IN, MI, NY, OH, WI
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)