Roundleaf Goldenrod
Solidago patula
Roundleaf goldenrod is a wetland goldenrod of swamps, seeps, and wet woods, with distinctive rough, broad basal leaves. Tolerant of part shade and wet feet, it lights up shady damp corners in fall.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- herb
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CT, IL, IN, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI