Solidago uliginosa - BOG GOLDENROD
Upright and narrow goldenrod, reddish stems, narrow spikes of yellow flowers.
Late bloomer, tolerant to black walnuts.
Loves moisture, but will grow in soils with average moisture.
Blooming Time: August-September
Size: usually about 4' tall and 2' wide (in optimum conditions up to 5' tall, and in poor conditions only 2' tall)
USDA Zones: 3-7
Culture: Sun to half shade, average soil
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, medium-wet to wet
Origin: Midwest, Southeast and eastern Canada, see the BONAP distribution map. Likes moisture and can be found in bogs, marshes, wet meadows, fens and water margins.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes, attracts many butterflies, including Monarchs and various pollinators
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: Kristl Walek, Facebook
Combinations: For naturalistic plantings, pollinator or Monarch gardens, rain gardens, swales, for wet soil or meadow planting on wet or seasonally wet soils.Good companions on the slightly moist side can be Asclepias incarnata, Chelone, Eupatorium, Filipendula vulgaris, Helianthus, Helenium, Heliopsis, Iris (x lousiana, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Lysimachia, Mimulus, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia laciniata, Sanquisorba, Silphium, Solidago, Thalictrum, Veronicastrum and various sedges (Carex). Grass companions include Chasmantium, Panicum, Spartina pectinata. Can be also used with mounding plants like Amsonia, Baptisia, bigger cultivars of Hemerocallis, Hibiscus (H. moscheutos, H. leavis, H. palustris).
But will go well with other common perennials, especially on heavier soils that some hold moisture.
Solidago uliginosa - BOG GOLDENROD
Upright and narrow goldenrod, reddish stems, narrow spikes of yellow flowers.
Late bloomer, tolerant to black walnuts.
Loves moisture, but will grow in soils with average moisture.
Blooming Time: August-September
Size: usually about 4' tall and 2' wide (in optimum conditions up to 5' tall, and in poor conditions only 2' tall)
USDA Zones: 3-7
Culture: Sun to half shade, average soil
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, medium-wet to wet
Origin: Midwest, Southeast and eastern Canada, see the BONAP distribution map. Likes moisture and can be found in bogs, marshes, wet meadows, fens and water margins.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes, attracts many butterflies, including Monarchs and various pollinators
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: Kristl Walek, Facebook
Combinations: For naturalistic plantings, pollinator or Monarch gardens, rain gardens, swales, for wet soil or meadow planting on wet or seasonally wet soils.Good companions on the slightly moist side can be Asclepias incarnata, Chelone, Eupatorium, Filipendula vulgaris, Helianthus, Helenium, Heliopsis, Iris (x lousiana, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Lysimachia, Mimulus, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia laciniata, Sanquisorba, Silphium, Solidago, Thalictrum, Veronicastrum and various sedges (Carex). Grass companions include Chasmantium, Panicum, Spartina pectinata. Can be also used with mounding plants like Amsonia, Baptisia, bigger cultivars of Hemerocallis, Hibiscus (H. moscheutos, H. leavis, H. palustris).
But will go well with other common perennials, especially on heavier soils that some hold moisture.