Solidago canadensis scabra
| Solidago canadensis | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Solidago canadensis scabra (common name: canadian goldenrod)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to become dry. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, and grow them on for their first winter in pots. Plant them out into their permanent positions in spring or early summer.
Division in spring or autumn. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well established in the summer.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any moderately fertile moisture retentive soil in sun or semi-shade[1]. Grows well in heavy clay soils.
A rather greedy plant, it is apt to impoverish the soil[2].
Hybridizes freely with S. canadensis[3].
The plant attracts various beneficial insects such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies to the garden, these insects will help to control insect pests in the garden[4][5].
Range: Eastern N. America - Maine to Ontario, Nebraska, Georgia and Texas.
Habitat: Dry to damp thickets, roadsides and clearings[3].
Edibility: Young leaves and flowering stems - cooked[6].
Seed[7][8][9][10][11][12]. It can be used as a thickener in soups[6]. The seed is very small and fiddly to harvest or utilize[K].
A tea can be made from the flowers and/or the leaves[6][12].
Medicinal: The whole plant is antiseptic, haemostatic, salve and styptic[13][6][14].
An infusion of the dried powdered herb can be used as an antiseptic[13].
A poultice of the flowers has been used in the treatment of ulcers and burns[14].
A poultice of the moistened, crushed root has been used in the treatment of boils[14].
Usage: A source of latex, contained in the leaves. A potentially good source of rubber[9].
Mustard, orange and brown dyes can be obtained from the whole plant[13].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Heavy Clay: Grows in heavy-clay soils.
Also Known As: S. altissima. L.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Allardice, Pamela. A-Z of Companion Planting. Cassell Publishers, 1993.
- ↑ Bown, Deni. Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Schofield, Janice. Discovering Wild Plants.
- ↑ Douglas, James. Alternative Foods.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.