| 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. |
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| 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) |
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