Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

wand goldenrod, slender goldenrod, smooth goldenrod

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Solidago stricta

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3-5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Division (has minor spread by rhizomes). Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies



  • Nectar plant for monarch ( Danaus plexippus ) and other butterflies. 


  • Attracts pollinators including native bees.  The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(,  Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is a goldenrod pollinator ( FL Wildflower Foundation ).






 

Native Habitats:

Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Goldenrods are wrongly accused of causing hay fever. They merely bloom at the same time as the real culprits such as ragweed.

General Comments: