Solidago rugosa Fireworks Central America Climbing aster was known for

Climbing aster was known for years as Aster carolinianus

but after the 8' tall flower stalks of hummingbird-favorite flowers finish in midsummer

which truly resembles the beak of a bird

Evergreen groundcovers which do not spread or require maintenance are invaluable in the woodland garden

Solidago rugosa Fireworks Central America Climbing aster was known forSolidago rugosa 'Fireworks' is a 1993 introduction from retired NC Botanical Gardens' Ken Moore that has withstood the test of time and is still regarded as the top goldenrod of all times. Originally selected from an NC Coastal Plain population of Solidago rugosa, it was rated #1 in the goldenrod trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden. From a slowly spreading rhizome, the stalks emerge upward in late spring, topping out at 3' tall. In mid August in NC,