Solidago stricta

Wand Goldenrod, Slender Goldenrod, Smooth Goldenrod

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.
Propagation:	Seed. Division (has minor spread by rhizomes). Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.
Availability:	Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed, Specialty providers
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Sand
Soil pH:	Adaptable

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:	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.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:

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