| Description | Solar Cascade Goldenrod (Solidago shortii) is a clump-forming with short rhizomes that spread less aggressively than other Goldenrods |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, dry, drought resistant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dry, |
| Flowers | small bright golden yellow, borne in axillary clusters, along reflexing stems, late summer into fall |
| Stems | short rhizomes, |
| Dimensions | up to 2-2.5 feet tall, clump forming |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Solar Cascade was developed the Cincinnati Zoo Botanical Garden' |
| Misc Facts | Named after Dr. Charles Wilkins Short. He discovered this plant in 1840 growing on a limestone outcrop called Rock Island within the Falls of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky |
| Notes & Reference | #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), |
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