Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod
Solidago rugosaWrinkleleaf Goldenrod is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–5 ft tall and 5 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in late summer. Good for birds.
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The facts
6 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spread
- 5 ft
- Bloom
- Late Summer · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, loam, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
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.