Wand Goldenrod

Solidago stricta
(Slender Goldenrod • Smooth Goldenrod)
Wildflower garden.

Tolerance

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Habitat

Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies. 
  • Attracts pollinators including native bees.  The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is a goldenrod pollinator (FL Wildflower Foundation).