Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/08/18).
Stiff Goldenrod - Solidago rigida
The Stiff Goldenrod is a native that grows up to 5 feet tall and blooms late July - October.
Its flowers are bright yellow in flat-topped clusters. Each flower has 6 to 13 short petals and a yellow center. Stiff leaves clasp the stems.
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/09/18).
For more information on the Stiff Goldenrod, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Stiff Goldenrod - Solidago rigida.
Or, download a PDF about Stiff Goldenrod from Friends of the Arboretum Clicking Here.
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/18/19).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/08/18).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/13/18).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/18/18).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/13/18).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/28/19).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (11/14/19).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (11/15/19).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. (11/16/20).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod specimen from Waukesha, Wisconsin. (8/31/1938).
Above: Stiff Goldenrod specimen from the town of Milton, Wisconsin. (9/3/1933).
Above: Monarch butterfly forages on stiff goldenrod. (9/13/12).