Top native goldenrods

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 3 Wet 2

Water use

Low 2 Medium 7 High 3

Soil

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Salt 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Perennial 4 Herbaceous perennial 1

Swamp Goldenrod Solidago patula keystone caterpillars 97 bees 33 hosts 22 food 47 flowers 477 shelter 3
Northern Seaside Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens keystone caterpillars 94 bees 31 hosts 21 food 50 flowers 508 shelter 2
Missouri Goldenrod Solidago missouriensis keystone caterpillars 92 bees 36 hosts 22 food 48 flowers 564 shelter 4
Pine-barren Goldenrod Solidago fistulosa keystone caterpillars 80 bees 21 hosts 19 food 38 flowers 439
Leavenworth's Goldenrod Solidago leavenworthii keystone caterpillars 54 bees 14 hosts 18 food 29 flowers 327