Common Name: Stiff Goldenrod

Latin Name: Oligoneuron rigidum

Height: 4 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: August - October

Water Use: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil: Loam, Clay, Sand

Light Requirement: Full, Partial

Spreads via: seed; deep fibrous roots have a tendency to form offsets.

Host Plant: Several moth species

Pollinators:  Many kinds of insects, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, and beetles.           

Other Information:  Other common names are Rigid Goldenrod or Prairie Goldenrod.  Another botanical name is Solidago rigida.