Mondays with Martha #118 - Goldenrods are Great!

This week I explain why goldenrods are great--from human health, aesthetic, and ecological perspectives. Members of the genus Solidago deserve our respect and should be celebrated as an important part of our American natural heritage and late-blooming pollinator powerhouses! I hope at least some members of this diverse genus find a niche in your native landscape plantings!

As promised, here are some links to learn more about the human health benefits of goldenrod:

theherbalacademy.com/health-benefits-of-goldenrod/

chestnutherbs.com/goldenrod/

mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/goldenrod

webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/health-benefits-of-goldenrod

And some links to the ecological benefits of goldenrod:

www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2017/Aug-Sept/Gardening/Goldenrods

www.xerces.org/blog/planning-your-plantings-for-climate-resiliency