Top native goldenrods

8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 6

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 8 Well drained 13 Moist 9 Wet 3

Water use

Soil

Rocky 5 Sand 4 Loam 4 Clay 6 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 4 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 4 Erect 4 Ascending 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Wildflower 7 Herbaceous perennial 6 Perennial 2