Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod) hummingbird friendly 5 ft Attracts Bees

5 ft Attracts Bees

dry to medium moisture

showy flower spikes

Lindheimer's Milkweed

It blooms in late summer or early fall

Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod) hummingbird friendly 5 ft Attracts BeesAlso known as Canada Goldenrod. Tall Goldenrod is a rhizomatous, upright perennial in the sunflower family. It produces showy yellow flower clusters in late summer or early fall. The flowers are nectar source for many insects, including bees and butterflies. Tall Goldenrod is commonly but unfairly blamed for hay fever (allergic reaction to wind borne pollen) that is usually caused by pollen from ragweed since the two bloom at the same time, but only