Seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Asteraceae


Landscape Uses:

Wildflower gardens.

Ecological Restoration Notes:

Availability:
Native plant nurseries. Available in Melbourne at Native Butterfly Flowers (321-626-7386).
Description:
Large herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
About 1-2 feet in height; 4-6 feet when in flower. Taller than broad when in flower.
Growth Rate:
Moderate.
Range:
Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys (where very rare); Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico.
Habitats:
Open coastal areas.
Soils:
Seasonally wet to moist, moderately- to poorly-drained freshwater to brackish soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
Full sun.
Flower Color:
Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
Showy spikes.
Flowering Season:
All year; peak summer-fall.
Fruit:
Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies. Attracts bee pollinators. Birds feed on the insects.
Horticultural Notes:
Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
The leaves can be used to make a tea. Goldenrods are not a cause of hay fever as has been suggested. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.


Chuck McCartney, 1991
In habitat, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Lydia Cuni, 2021. In habitat at San Carlos Bay Bunche Beach Preserve in Lee County, FL.
James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Miramar Pineland Natural Area,
Broward County, Florida
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Shirley Denton
Shirley Denton