Northeast Pollinator Plants
Solidago caesia (Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod)
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We ship only to the New England and New York states. If you live near Fairfax, VT, consider buying at our farm, River Berry Farm.
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Common Name: Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Attracts: Bees, Birds
Use: Garden, Rain Garden
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8 USDA Zone Map
Soils: Dry to Medium
Flower Time: August to September
Flower Color: Golden
Height: 1.5' - 3'
Notes: Solidago caesia (Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod) is a non-aggressive adaptable goldenrod forming clumps as a nice addition to a pollinator garden as a late nectar source. Noted as deer-resistant by UVM.
Host plant of VT Bee Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN):
Andrena braccata (Beach Miner bee)
Andrena canadensis (Canada Miner bee)
Andrena peckhami (Peckham's Miner bee)
Bombus affinis (Rusty-Patched Bumble bee) presumed extinct!
Bombus ashtoni (Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble bee) presumed extinct!
Bombus citrinus (Lemon Cuckoo Bumble bee)
Bombus fervidus (Golden Northern Bumble bee)
Bombus pensylvanicus (American Bumble bee)
Bombus terricola (Yellow-Banded Bumble bee)
Bombus rufocinctus (Red-Belted Bumble bee)
Bombus flavidus (Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee)
Colletes kincaidii (Kincaid's Cellophane bee)
Colletes solidaginis (Goldenrod Cellophane bee)
Dianthidium simile (Northeastern Pebble bee) presumed extinct!
Lasioglossum novascotiae (Nova Scotia Metallic-Sweat bee)
Lasioglossum tenax (Tenacious Metallic-Sweat bee)
Nomada banksi (Banks' Nomad bee)
Nomada Electa (Elect Nomad bee)
Native to Northeast, Midwest and South: Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA)