Short’s Goldenrod

Short’s Goldenrod

Common name:  Short’s goldenrod

Scientific name:  Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade'

Family:  Aster, Daisy, or Composite; Asteraceae

Bloom period:  September to October

What to look for:  Tiny golden yellow flowers bloom along the upper stems in arching terminal clusters.

Where to see it:  In the gardens outside the front gate.

Benefit to pollinators:  The same as for S. sphacelata.

More info: S. shortii is on the Federal Endangered Species list. It is named after Dr. Charles Wilkins Short who first discovered this plant in 1840 within the Falls of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky.  The cultivar

‘Solar Cascade' was developed by the Cincinnati Zoo Botanical Garden Native Endangered Plant Program as part of its efforts to save the species.