

- Sep 1, 2022
Goldenrod, a Lovely Garden Thug
There are nearly two dozen Solidago species in the Midwest flora and all but one are native -- the exception being the interstate goldenrod. Yet, while I enjoy seeing goldenrods enliven the late summer and fall landscape, I do not want most of them in my flower beds. They are invasive, especially tall and Canada goldenrod (S. altissima and S. canadensis). Goldenrods can reproduce by seed but they also are especially good at making colonies asexually (i.e., vegetatively) by sh