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Garden mum and Rough goldenrod: growing conditions and wildlife benefits.

COMMON CHOICE Garden mum Chrysanthemum × morifolium	NATIVE ALTERNATIVE Rough goldenrod Solidago rugosa
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Native range
Garden hybrid of Chinese species	Eastern Canada and the United StatesSee state guides
Sunlight
Full sun	Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist, well-drained soil	Moist to wet / Average moisture
Mature height
1–3 ft	2–5 ft
Mature spread
1–2 ft	spreading clumps
USDA hardiness zones
5–9	4–8
Season of interest
Fall	Late summer–fall
Garden & wildlife value
Flowers can attract butterflies.	Late yellow flowers feed bees and butterflies when many other garden blooms have finished.
Growing notes
Forms a flowering mound. Cultivars vary widely in flower shape, color, and winter survival.	Allow room for a colony in moist soil; cultivars differ in size and spreading habit.
Growing information	Growing information

Sizes describe the species; individual cultivars can differ.