Description | False Goldenrod (Brachychaeta sphacelata) Produces a mat of heart shaped leaves. At the end of stiff branches plumes of yellow flowers are borne. Very similar to the other Goldenrods except for some botanical differences. |
---|---|
Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full to part sun |
Moisture | average to dry |
Soil & Site | open woods, rocky places, calcareous soil |
Flowers | yellow flowers borne in dense, plume-like panicles on the ends of stiff stems |
Leaves | low growing mats of heart shaped toothed leaves |
Stems | rhizomes |
Dimensions | 12-24 by 12-18 inches (HS), spreads by rhizomes |
Propagation | division of rhizomes |
Misc Facts | AKA: Solidago sphacelata, Heart-leaf Goldenrod, Autumn Goldenrod |
Notes & Reference | #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom) |