Comments on: Goldenrod: This native plant should be kept out of the garden http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:32:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day September 2009 — Cold Climate Gardening http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-63077 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day September 2009 — Cold Climate Gardening Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:15:45 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-63077 [...] in the fields. Asters and goldenrod are two native plants flooding the fields with color. I’m trying to keep the goldenrod out of my garden beds, but I tolerate asters here and there. I also have native black-eyed Susans blooming, and several [...] [...] in the fields. Asters and goldenrod are two native plants flooding the fields with color. I’m trying to keep the goldenrod out of my garden beds, but I tolerate asters here and there. I also have native black-eyed Susans blooming, and several [...]

]]> By: elaine http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-63033 elaine Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-63033 i happen to like them/ i happen to like them/

]]> By: calli http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-62661 calli Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:52:59 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-62661 I too have goldenrod and my two labs LOVE it. They eat it like an addiction. Mostly they look for the tender little ones, but late in august they will eat the bigger green leaves of the plant too. They have not gotten ill from it either, but I am curious about what attacts them to it. I too have goldenrod and my two labs LOVE it. They eat it like an addiction. Mostly they look for the tender little ones, but late in august they will eat the bigger green leaves of the plant too. They have not gotten ill from it either, but I am curious about what attacts them to it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54659 Rebecca Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:11:15 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54659 I can relate to the Goldenrod issue, it must grow EVERYWHERE in the Eastern U.S. I just moved here after living in Florida for over 50 years, and it grew everywhere in North FL, at least. Now I live in southeastern TN, and sure enough, it's everywhere here too (along with the non-native and VERY invasive Kudzu). 3 interesting things I have discovered about Goldenrod: 1) my dogs love to eat its leaves like a salad. I take them for a walk, and discovering goldenrod is for them like a prospector finding gold. They get one whiff, and I can't hold them back. It seems to agree well with them, since they never throw it up afterwards, unlike some grasses that they like to munch on 2) Whatever the reason, if the goldenrod is blooming near my house (and the windows are open), I start sniffling, sneezing and get stuffed up WITHOUT FAIL. Some years back I brought a wildflower arrangement into the house, with lots of goldenrod in it, and sure enough, I became quite ill for a few days, until I threw the arrangement out. I truly think it contains an allergen for certain people. My dad also got hay fever when the goldenrod was blooming. He had a joke about it... 3) I agree it is invasive. You let one stalk start growing, if it blooms, then you have 20 stalks the next year, etc, etc. I wonder if kudzu is a problem in NY state? Goats are the best thing for it from what I hear. I can relate to the Goldenrod issue, it must grow EVERYWHERE in the Eastern U.S. I just moved here after living in Florida for over 50 years, and it grew everywhere in North FL, at least. Now I live in southeastern TN, and sure enough, it’s everywhere here too (along with the non-native and VERY invasive Kudzu).

3 interesting things I have discovered about Goldenrod: 1) my dogs love to eat its leaves like a salad. I take them for a walk, and discovering goldenrod is for them like a prospector finding gold. They get one whiff, and I can’t hold them back. It seems to agree well with them, since they never throw it up afterwards, unlike some grasses that they like to munch on 2) Whatever the reason, if the goldenrod is blooming near my house (and the windows are open), I start sniffling, sneezing and get stuffed up WITHOUT FAIL. Some years back I brought a wildflower arrangement into the house, with lots of goldenrod in it, and sure enough, I became quite ill for a few days, until I threw the arrangement out. I truly think it contains an allergen for certain people. My dad also got hay fever when the goldenrod was blooming. He had a joke about it… 3) I agree it is invasive. You let one stalk start growing, if it blooms, then you have 20 stalks the next year, etc, etc.

I wonder if kudzu is a problem in NY state? Goats are the best thing for it from what I hear.

]]> By: Sue Dawson http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54514 Sue Dawson Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:02:44 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54514 There had been some wild flowers on a hill at our church, and I stupidly moved a clump of goldenrod into one of my beds. When I figured out it wasn't going to let me keep it within its own area, I pulled it out. Of course, it took several years for it to give up, but since I was as aggressive as it was at yanking it whenever I saw it, it didn't win the latest battles. I'm not sure if the war is over, though. Now, I do love my Fireworks and Wichita Mountain Goldenrods, and they do not appear to be aggressive. I have a couple smaller ones, too, that I can't remember the names of. Sue There had been some wild flowers on a hill at our church, and I stupidly moved a clump of goldenrod into one of my beds. When I figured out it wasn’t going to let me keep it within its own area, I pulled it out. Of course, it took several years for it to give up, but since I was as aggressive as it was at yanking it whenever I saw it, it didn’t win the latest battles. I’m not sure if the war is over, though.

Now, I do love my Fireworks and Wichita Mountain Goldenrods, and they do not appear to be aggressive. I have a couple smaller ones, too, that I can’t remember the names of.

Sue

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54497 Kathy Purdy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:43:50 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54497 MMD & Ted, thanks for weighing in on 'Fireworks.' I don't feel a great need for goldenrod in my borders when I can see it in bloom anywhere I turn. But I wouldn't turn a well-behaved goldenrod down if someone gave me one, so it's good to know how they do. MMD & Ted, thanks for weighing in on ‘Fireworks.’ I don’t feel a great need for goldenrod in my borders when I can see it in bloom anywhere I turn. But I wouldn’t turn a well-behaved goldenrod down if someone gave me one, so it’s good to know how they do.

]]> By: tedb http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54465 tedb Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:28:50 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54465 I finds Zig-Zag goldenrod to be indispensible for dry shade. (S. flexicaulis, if I remember correctly). It does spread, but slowly, maybe about the same as wild ginger. I use it as a filler/ground-cover in the woodland. BTW I believe Pinella is mouse tail, an Aisan Jack in the Pulpit cousin. In my garden it seeds around some but gets knocked back alot by my Z4 winter. I finds Zig-Zag goldenrod to be indispensible for dry shade. (S. flexicaulis, if I remember correctly). It does spread, but slowly, maybe about the same as wild ginger. I use it as a filler/ground-cover in the woodland.

BTW I believe Pinella is mouse tail, an Aisan Jack in the Pulpit cousin. In my garden it seeds around some but gets knocked back alot by my Z4 winter.

]]> By: kate http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54395 kate Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:58:09 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54395 It sounds as if this is one of those plants that can be admired in other peoples' gardens and avoided in one's own. I grew it in my Ottawa garden and it behaved itself (unlike several other plants I came to dread). Your tips on how to approach a project such as this are great! It sounds as if this is one of those plants that can be admired in other peoples’ gardens and avoided in one’s own. I grew it in my Ottawa garden and it behaved itself (unlike several other plants I came to dread).

Your tips on how to approach a project such as this are great!

]]> By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54362 Mr. McGregor's Daughter Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:42:22 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54362 I have a mixed review for 'Fireworks.' In the front garden it has been very well behaved, growing in a clump that has grown wider over the years & been divided. In the back border, I neglected & ignored it, so it spread into an area occupied only by Lamium & an Aster. Fortunately, it doesn't have long runners like some of the wild ones & was easy to restrain. It's staying. I have learned to yank out any wild ones & simply admire them at the Forest Preserve, along the side of the road, & in abandoned lots. The shot myself in the foot plants are Vinca minor (once I finally get rid of it I will never, ever plant it again) & Eupatorium rugosum. I have a mixed review for ‘Fireworks.’ In the front garden it has been very well behaved, growing in a clump that has grown wider over the years & been divided. In the back border, I neglected & ignored it, so it spread into an area occupied only by Lamium & an Aster. Fortunately, it doesn’t have long runners like some of the wild ones & was easy to restrain. It’s staying. I have learned to yank out any wild ones & simply admire them at the Forest Preserve, along the side of the road, & in abandoned lots.
The shot myself in the foot plants are Vinca minor (once I finally get rid of it I will never, ever plant it again) & Eupatorium rugosum.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/09/goldenrod-this-native-plant-should-be-kept-out-of-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-54332 Kathy Purdy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:57:42 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=671#comment-54332 Yes, Dee, keep an eye on that goldenrod. Plants can behave differently when in a new set of conditions. Yes, Dee, keep an eye on that goldenrod. Plants can behave differently when in a new set of conditions.

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