Solidago odora

Solidago are weedy looking US native plants that try a gardeners patience in spring and early summer, yet it is so worth growing them and hanging in for the late summer bloom show.

Sweet goldenrod is easily identified by its sweet, anise-scented foliage. Panicles of yellow flowers attract birds, bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds to the late season garden.

Easy to grow in most soil conditions in full sun or part shade. Deer resistant.

Zones: 4 to 9

Family: Asteraceae

Type: Perennial

Height: 24 to 38 in.

Spread: 12 to 24 in.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Soil Conditions: Dry to Medium

Bloom Time: August to September

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States

Image Credits:

Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons