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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Wreath Goldenrod

Solidago caesia
native · Central Texas

Wreath Goldenrod is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms yellow in late spring. Good for birds.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Wildflower
Sun
Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
1–3 ft
Spread
3 ft
Bloom
Late Spring · yellow
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on dry, loam
Wildlife
Supports birds

Where it grows

Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Floodplains and Low Terraces

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.