FNPS Plant Database

Solidago stricta

wand goldenrod, slender goldenrod, smooth goldenrod
  • 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

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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

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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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:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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