When it blooms
In bloom: August to September
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
How to grow it
- Light
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Dry, Moist
- Size
- 60–90 cm
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to
- Quebec
What it feeds
Showy Goldenrod is a host plant local wildlife depends on. These are the beings it brings back.
American Bumble BeeSpecial concernBeeIt needs goldenrod and asters to fatten up before winter. The late-summer blooms most gardens are missing.
Transverse Lady BeetleSpecial concernBeetleOur native ladybugs are being pushed out. Native plants give them aphids to hunt and cover to overwinter.
Photos: Photo by Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0 · Photo by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Plant it with
Other native plants the American Bumble Bee also depends on. Grow a few together and you give it food across the whole season.
Grow Showy Goldenrod where you live
Add it to your garden on Hortus, get a free report card of the wildlife it brings back, and find a nursery near you that carries it.