Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries. Available in Melbourne at Native Butterfly Flowers.
Description:
	Large herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 1-2 feet in height; 4-6 feet when in flower. Taller than broad when in flower.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys (where very rare); Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico.
Habitats:
	Open coastal areas.
Soils:
	Seasonally wet to moist, moderately- to poorly-drained freshwater to brackish soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy spikes.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies. Attracts bee pollinators. Birds feed on the insects.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	The leaves can be used to make a tea. Goldenrods are not a cause of hay fever as has been suggested. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.