General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description: Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions: About 3-4 feet in height. Spreading and forming small patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland.
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Habitats: Pinelands and hammock margins.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy spikes.
Flowering Season: Summer-fall.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Valuable source of insects for birds.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments: The leaves can be used to make a tea. Goldenrods are not a cause of hay fever as has been suggested.
