🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Goldenrod
Solidago spp.
native_plants
perennial
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low to moderate
🗺️ Zones
[3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
🧪 Soil pH
5.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
adaptable, tolerates poor
📏 Spacing
12-24 inches
📐 Height
2-6 ft
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Joe Pye Weed
Same late-season bloom time; butterfly magnets together
🤝 little bluestem
Native grass companion; structural contrast
🤝 new england aster
Classic purple-and-gold autumn native pairing
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ none — but some species spread aggressively via rhizomes; choose clump-forming varieties
📝 Growing Notes
The most unfairly maligned native plant. Goldenrod does NOT cause allergies — its pollen is too heavy to become airborne. It's the invisible ragweed blooming nearby. Goldenrod is a late-season pollinator LIFELINE — when everything else is done, goldenrod feeds bees and butterflies preparing for winter.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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