Leavenworth's Goldenrod

This forms clumps but does not form large clones, which means it will not take over a garden.



Wildflower garden especially toward the back where height won't be an issue.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

Songbirds such as goldfinches and sparrows eat the seeds, and mice and deer browse the foliage and flowers. 

Birds feed on the insects collecting pollen and nectar.

Provides cover for many small animals including but not limited to lizzards, skinks, snakes, and mice.

Typically a plant of mesic flatwoods.

• Showy flowers
• Used for nectar by butterflies.
• Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees.  Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is one or the many goldenrod pollinators (FL Wildflower Foundation).
• Is a larval food for some lepidopterans, mostly moths.