goldenrod
noun
gold·en·rod
ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd 
: any of numerous chiefly North American composite perennial herbs (genus Solidago) with small heads of usually yellow late-blooming flowers often clustered in panicles compare rayless goldenrod
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And unlike the goldenrods and other plants on this list, Toyons do not require summer irrigation to look their best.
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Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Consider late-blooming native plants such as asters, goldenrod, ironweed, Joe Pye weed, and sneezeweed, as well as some non-natives including tall sedums, dahlias, toad lilies, zinnias, Bolivian verbena, reblooming roses and anise hyssop.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
For blooms at the heart of this trend, opt for coneflower, black-eyed Susan, bee balm, milkweed, goldenrod, and asters.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
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Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Consider late-blooming native plants such as asters, goldenrod, ironweed, Joe Pye weed, and sneezeweed, as well as some non-natives including tall sedums, dahlias, toad lilies, zinnias, Bolivian verbena, reblooming roses and anise hyssop.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
For blooms at the heart of this trend, opt for coneflower, black-eyed Susan, bee balm, milkweed, goldenrod, and asters.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
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“Goldenrod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goldenrod. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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goldenrod
noun
gold·en·rod
ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd
: any of numerous chiefly North American herbs that are related to the daisies and have tall stiff stems topped with rows of tiny usually yellow flowers on slender branches
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