Pine-Barren Goldenrod

My Goldenrod was a gift from the birds that frequent the overhead utility lines running across my East property border. I dug it out and...Read More transplanted it to the opposite side of my garden to a "watch" area where it is now. I did not id the plant until this week.
The plant is about four months old and growing nicely. It's a Florida native so it's welcome in the yard. Very showy cluster of small bright yellow flowers.
It attracts a variety of bees and butterfies. My pictured plant is between 34 & 35 inches tall. It's growing in mostly full sun with average water.
Added 12-19, it's spreading via rhizomes, but if watched, it can be made to stay in a confined space. It's been a colorfull addition to the yard. Depending on how it handles the winter, I may move some of it to a different location that needs color during the winter months.

Basal leaves persist through the winter; in the spring, as the plant begins to grow, the lower leaves are often shed. New ones form alon...Read Moreg the rhizomes. Give this species plenty of room to grow and spread.