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Doria incana Plant Care
Doria incana Lunell
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Solidago mollis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names velvety goldenrod, soft goldenrod or Ashly goldenrod. It is native to the central United States and central Canada, primarily the Great Plains from the Canadian Prairie Provinces south as far as Texas and New Mexico.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Doria incana?
Doria incana grows best in full sun to partial shade.
Where Is the Doria incana Native To?
What Is the Doria incana?
Doria incana (Doria incana) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Doria genus. Doria incana is native to the central United States and central Canada, primarily the Great Plains from the Canadian Prairie Provinces south as far as Texas and New Mexico. Doria incana is also known as Doria mollis, Solidago incana, Solidago mollis.
Doria incana displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Doria incana produces small daisy-like flowers in various colors.
What Light Does the Doria incana Need?
Doria incana thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Doria incana?
Well-draining, loamy soil with added compost for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Doria incana to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Doria incana?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Doria incana?
Doria incana can be propagated through seeds, division of offsets.
Is the Doria incana Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Doria incana, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Doria incana?
Doria incana is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Doria incana is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Doria genus (family Asteraceae) — search all Doria species in the plant lookup.
Doria incana thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Doria incana Lunell, family Asteraceae (first published in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 43 (1917)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Doria incana, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: JoJan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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