Consider the ones below in your landscaping project. If you have questions about using them, e-mail us or give us a call. Goldenrod Solidago spp. They respond to trimming well, becoming fuller. Above, a peacock butterfly samples goldenrod nectar.
Goldenrod is a plant that generates activity.
The wind puts the stems in motion. Pollinators flit among the flowers, helping themselves to the nectar and getting themselves covered in pollen at the same time. This is not one of the kinds that causes hay fever, by the way. Mix goldenrod in with other native grasses and wildflowers. It does well in the alkaline soil of South Florida.