Notable for its brilliant yellow flowers, Solidago flexicaulis is a woodland Goldenrod with finely-serrated oval leaves and spikes of golden flowers. Named for the way the flowers zig and zag their way up the stem, this is a great plant for adding …
Notable for its brilliant yellow flowers, Solidago flexicaulis is a woodland Goldenrod with finely-serrated oval leaves and spikes of golden flowers. Named for the way the flowers zig and zag their way up the stem, this is a great plant for adding color to the late-season shade garden. Zig Zag Goldenrod spreads easily to form an attractive patch. All Goldenrods support a host of pollinator and insect activity, and this goldenrod is no exception. A couple of interesting and beautiful moths – the Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata), and Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides) – use this goldenrod as a larval host, as do numerous other smaller moths.
Botanical Synonyms
Solidago latifolia
Planting and Cultivation Notes
Goldenrods are often mistakenly blamed as the cause of hay fever - an allergic reaction to wind-borne pollen. But they, and most native wildflowers, do not have wind-borne pollen. Instead, the pollen is moved from bloom to bloom by bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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If I plant this and Solidago caesia together, will they cross-pollinate?
Will S.caesia and S.flexicaula hybridize? It seems possible. (There are more than 100 goldenrod species in North American and this genera of plants is known to hybridize.) As a natural occurence, it is not really problematic. The natural continuation of a hybrid, that then goes on to outcompete the others does not seem likely. Additional research would be needed for a more precise answer!
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