Solidago leavenworthii
Leavenworth's goldenrod
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
Up to 4 ft tall. Small clones.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
Flowers summer-fall.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden especially toward the back where height won't be an issue.
Considerations:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
- Used for nectar by butterflies.
- Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees. Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is one or the many goldenrod pollinators ( FL Wildflower Foundation ).
- Is a larval food for some lepidopterans, mostly moths.
- Songbirds such as goldfinches and sparrows eat the seeds, and mice and deer browse the foliage and flowers.
- Birds feed on the insects collecting pollen and nectar.
- Provides cover for many small animals including but not limited to lizzards, skinks, snakes, and mice.
Native Habitats:
Typically a plant of mesic flatwoods.
