This has got to be the heartiest plant ever. It can live in the driest, saltiest conditions. I often see it growing in the crevasses of rocks along the coast getting splashed by tides and living its best life. Therefore, it is a great plant for hellstrip street plantings and rock gardens. Goldenrods are a late blooming plant, which is great for pollinators.
(And no, goldenrods do not cause hayfever. They have heavy, sticky pollen that does not get airborn. Ragweed is usually the culprit of fall allergies.)
Solidago sempervirens (Seaside Goldenrod)
Sun: full sun
Soil: dry to averaage
Height: 3-6 ft
Bloom color: yellow
Bloom Time: August-October
From Native Plant Trust (Go Botany): A known 125 species of butterflies and moths use the Solidago genera as a larval host plant. Some include: the goldenrod hooded owlet, brown-hooded owlet, green leuconycta, wavy-lined emerald, beautiful phaneta, and bilobed dichomeris moth.
