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Asteraceae
Goldenrod
Solidago
Encouragement, growth, good fortune.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
- Native to
- North America, Eurasia
- Bloom season
- Late Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 30–250 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, average to lean
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3–9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Goldenrod is unfairly blamed for hay fever — its pollen is too heavy and sticky to be wind-borne. The real culprit is ragweed, which blooms at the same time.
- Goldenrod is the state flower of Kentucky and Nebraska, and the state wildflower of South Carolina.
- Thomas Edison spent years trying to develop goldenrod as a domestic source of natural rubber, eventually succeeding (in part) just before his death.
- Native Americans used goldenrod for sore throats and as an antiseptic for wounds — the genus name 'Solidago' means 'to make whole.'
- Goldenrod is one of the most important late-season nectar plants for migrating monarch butterflies and native bees.