Pine Barren Goldenrod is a beautiful Florida native with eye catching, deep yellow flowers that bloom on and off throughout the year. It prefers full sun and moderate-dry soils. Attracts butterflies!
How to care for Pine Barren Goldenrod
Light. Full sun to light shade.
Water. Water while it establishes. It then has moderate to high drought tolerance, but very long droughts in very dry soil can kill it.
Soil and feeding. It grows in sandy or limestone soils that are moist to seasonally wet. It needs little fertilizer and does well in poor soil.
Size. Grows to about 5 ft in flower. It spreads into patches wider than they are tall, so give it room.
Good to know. A Florida native of pinelands and swamp edges. Yellow flowers come in summer and fall and draw native bees and other insects. It takes some salty wind but not salt-water flooding.
Sources: Natives for Your Neighborhood (Institute for Regional Conservation): Solidago fistulosa
