Family: Asteraceae
Name: Solidago speciosa
Bloom Time: August-October
Flower: Yellow
Soil Condition: Dry, Average, Moist
Light: Sun
Height: 3-5' tall by 2-3' wide
Native Range: Eastern United States including Long Island
Zone: 3-8
Photo Credit: Kerry Woods (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Showy goldenrod lives up to its name with beautiful 12" long flower clusters atop usually red (sometimes green) stems. Its showy flower makes a great fresh-cut and dried flower.
Maintenance: Rust, powdery mildew, or leaf spot may occur but this is only a cosmetic issue and usually will not kill the plant. May be aggressive in moist soils.
Benefits: Nectar source, great for late season pollinators, attracts 10 specialized native bees, black walnut (juglone) tolerant, host plant to several moth species, birds eat the seeds in fall, moderately deer resistant.
Fun Facts: Goldenrods are not responsible for your fall allergies. The pollen is sticky and is moved by our native pollinators. The reason for your allergies is ragweed, which is wind pollinated.
Companion Plants: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster), Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant), Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem), Vernonia noveborancensis (New York Ironweed), Eutrochium fistulosum (Hollow Joe Pye Weed)
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