- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 3 to 5 feet
- Project:
- Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- August, September
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Monarchs, Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Unlike other Goldenrod species, the flower clusters of Showy Goldenrod don't droop and stay erect. It prefers dry, sandy, sunny conditions and is a pollinator favorite.