One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Solidago sempervirens where the Fern Valley main path meets Crabtree Road
This is a cool goldenrod with a lot going for it. The flowers are attractive and pretty typical for Solidago, maybe a bit larger, but the ripened seedheads are spectacular, even better with a little frost. And the clumping basal foliage is persistent well into the winter. Hence sempervirens I assume. It's a dune dweller with a huge range that includes the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. There are two varieties, basically a northern and a southern. This is one of the Solidago's I grow in Adelphi.
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