Description
Solidago flexicaulis (Zigzag Goldenrod)
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Flowering herbaceous perennial
- Straight species native
- Bloom color: Golden yellow
- Bloom time: Summer/Fall
- Height: 1-3′
- Spacing: 1′
- Partial Shade
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.
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.
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