Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Sweet goldenrod's crushed leaves smell of anise and brew a pleasant herbal tea. Arching sprays of yellow feed late-season pollinators on poor, dry soil.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~125 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Solidago species
- Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
- Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
- Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
- Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
- Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
- White Goldenrod (Solidago bicolor)