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California goldenrod (Solidago velutina ssp. Californica) is a perennial herb that produces masses of yellow flowers when many other plants are dormant, in late summer and fall. It grows fast and produces many flower spikes up to 5 feet tall.
Birds and pollinating insects love this plant. Throughout California it is found in open, grassy places up to an elevation of 7,500 feet.
This is a very garden tolerant, easy plant. It likes to be wet in winter/spring and dry in summer but can take extra water. Because it spreads from a creeping rootstock California goldenrod may become invasive; give it room.
Perennial herb
2 - 5 ft Tall
Spreading
Fast
Evergreen
Yellow
Summer, Fall
Groundcover, Lawn alternative
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low, Low
Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Easy
Medium
Tolerates a variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.5 - 7.0
Deadhead if you don't like the look of spent flowers, and to control spread by seeds. Dig up runners to control spread.
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Found in a wide variety of settings and habitats throughout the state, including Chaparral, Central Oak Woodland, Coastal Sage Scrub, Fir/Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, open, grassy places, and disturbed sites
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Use with complementary flower colors such as Sages (Salvia spp.), Wild Rose (Rosa californica), Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and Penstemon species
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 39 likely
Old Man Dart
Agrotis vetusta
Fall Cankerworm Moth
Alsophila pometaria