Hey botany pocket friends, what is this thing growing by my shed? It’s gorgeous, and the pollinators are all over it. Is it a good plant? Should I propagate it in new places?
@MissConstrue goldenrod! would need a better look at the leaves to know which one, but there’s many goldenrods which are native to north america so if its shown up in your yard randomly i’d assume it’s one of the native ones
please ignore anyone telling you it’s an allergen — that’s an urban legend based on the fact that it blooms at the same time as ragweed, which many people are allergic to. as a general rule of thumb most of the bad allergy plants are wind pollinated (which is why they’re putting so much pollen in the air) so you wont see a ton of pollinators on them
@Satsuma This popped up near the mulch pile and a wild rabbit burrow. We’ve been rewilding, returning to prairie this back acre and the bunnies, crows, mockingbirds and roadrunners have brought new things to share. 🥰
@MissConstrue what a lovely project! i live in a city, so i don’t have the space for a full prairie garden like you, but i’ve been planting native plants in the median and the tree pits near my house and it’s amazing how many bugs and birds just those small scraps of green can support
