Family: Asteraceae

Scientific Name: Brachychaeta sphacelata

Common Name: False Goldenrod

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 TypeAll Plants, Wild Flowers
Hardiness Zone4-8
Sunlightfull to part sun
Moistureaverage to dry
Soil & Siteopen woods, rocky places, calcareous soil
Flowersyellow flowers borne in dense, plume-like panicles on the ends of stiff stems
Leaveslow growing mats of heart shaped toothed leaves
Stemsrhizomes
Dimensions12-24 by 12-18 inches (HS), spreads by rhizomes
Propagationdivision of rhizomes
Misc FactsAKA: Solidago sphacelata, Heart-leaf Goldenrod, Autumn Goldenrod
Notes & Reference#06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom)
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