Comments on: Comparing Goldenrod Species

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:23:14 +0000

Hi Laura

Man, I wouldnt dare try to tell you which species it is. I have only compared these two, and they were ewver so similar. Maybe a local ranger, the Sierra club, or a natural history museum of botany group might be more useful?

Thanks for asking though!

Yours
Lizzie

By: Laura Weatherly

Laura Weatherly — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:47:05 +0000

I’m looking to identify the Goldenrod that blooms in Kejimkujik Seaside in Nova Scotia. I thought it was Downy but I saw on their site a mention of Seaside . I have a photo.

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:47:47 +0000

In reply to AW. Thank you for this suggestion. It sounds horribly possible! Ill mention it to the commissioner of the illustrations...

By: AW

AW — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:54:02 +0000

In reply to Paris. I imagine this is a combo of goldnerod and aster. Many like to grow in similar habitats, and often play together. I suspect, what looks like one plant, is actually 2 - even though they appear to be growing from one root-source.

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:09:28 +0000

In reply to Gary Phillips. Hi Gary Man, dont I know it. And Im illustrating Goldenrods again now. And I still am mangled up in the differences. Thanks for the feedback, and for making me feel human by being as confused by the blinking nomenclature as I am!

By: Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:27:49 +0000

Disregard the earlier comment. Ugh, I see now that both solidago juncea AND gigantea have common names “early goldenrod”. In fact gigantea also has has common name “late goldenrod”… Sigh…

By: Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:17:19 +0000

Great work! Very helpful! Please check your latin name, Solidago juncea = early goldenrod, not Solidago gigantea (smooth goldenrod)?

By: Lizzie Harper

Lizzie Harper — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 07:06:11 +0000

In reply to Paris. Hi Paris, Im not a good gardener nor a top botanist, so Im not sure. Im going to put your query out on Twutter and will get back to you if/ when I get an answer. Its an interesting one, variety in one plant, and well worth trying to understand. Watch this space and if I hear anything, Ill let you know. Yours Lizzie

By: Paris

Paris — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:37:54 +0000

Hello,
I have a Goldenrod question.
I have 20 Goldenrod bushes that came from the same clump or Goldenrod roots from the front Garden. I chopped it up into 20 parts.
When the clumps grew up into bushes just before they started to flower, I noticed one or two of the stems in the same root were red or purple and the others were green – which I thought was weird.
When the whole bush gave flower, the purple stems gave a Daisy like flower, and the green stems gave a Goldenrod yellow flower. Both flowers are totally different but coming from the same original root. And they are all the same height with all of them having the same Goldenrod leaves- I don’t understand.

Thanks,
Paris.