Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' (Rough-Leaved Goldenrod)

'Fireworks' Rough-Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks') Height, Spread: 3-3.5 ft, 2.5-3 ft Water/Soil: Average or moist-occasionally dry or wet, well-drained, clay, loam, sand Light: Full sun Bloom: Late summer-fall, small golden flowers in panicles Native Range: Eastern North America Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Wildlife resource, Deer resistant Notes: The compact cultivar of NC native plant, Solidago rugosa. 'Fireworks' spreads slowly via rhizomes and is less aggressive than its parent plant, meaning it'll do well in a garden. Attractive to bees and butterflies, resistant to deer, and birds eat its seeds in the winter. Best used in garden borders or a naturalized meadow.     Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons