Who doesn’t love the sight of dazzling yellow goldenrod and purple asters that fill the sunny fields and roadsides of central Ohio this time of year? There are more than 77 species of goldenrod ...

August is the month when goldenrod starts its glorious show, adding splashes of yellow to fields of green everywhere. In North America, there are over 100 different species of goldenrod, each as ...

Fall arrived with the equinox last week, and just on time, the leaves of the swamp maples are turning red, and the last burst of summer bloom from the goldenrods and asters is lighting up our fields ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Oct. 4, 2024. Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. This week I want to talk about goldenrod, (genus Solidago). Driving through the ...

A plant William Cullina included in The New England Wild Flower Society Guide cannot be considered a weed. Any beautiful flower listed in his Understanding Perennials book, surely cannot be considered ...

Seldom has a plant been so unjustly maligned. For years, people with seasonal allergies have blamed it for the runny noses and watery, itchy eyes that come in late summer. But goldenrod is generally ...

There’s even a goldenrod spider, named for its preference for the plant as its hunting ground. This time of year, it seems as if goldenrod can be seen just about everywhere, and it’s no wonder, with ...

We are all able to quickly identify goldenrod, right? The answer is almost always, “Yes, I can.” If you have visited Presque Isle State Park in the past five to six weeks, you'll know goldenrod is in ...

But wait — worried about late summer allergies? Goldenrod often gets the blame from allergy sufferers, but usually the culprit is ragweed, which is wind pollinated and blooms at the same time.

The thoughts in this Hint have appeared in years past at this beautiful time of year, when we enjoy the last vibrant colors of nature, before we must endure our monochromatic, frigid, winter. The ...