Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant. A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958. Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod. The color "goldenrod" is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers. The first known recorded use of "goldenrod" as a color name in English was in 1915. The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right. The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right. The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color
Pieris (plant) winter. Numerous cultivars have been selected for different spring foliage colour. They grow best in a shady spot, sheltered from drying, winter winds. They prefer acid soil, and should be mulched once per year, using a two-inch covering of either peat or composted pine needles. The flowers give the plant one of its alternative names, 'Lily of the valley shrub' (though "Pieris" is not closely related to "Convallaria"). The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- "Pieris floribunda" (mountain fetterbush) has been noted as highly toxic. Pieris (plant) Pieris ( or ) is a genus