Solidago odora v chapmanii | Chapman's Goldenrod | Florida Native Scrub Wildflower

Chapman's Goldenrod

Asteraceae (Compositae)
Also known as Solidago chapmanii

4” pots, shipped bare root but wrapped carefully if shipping is selected. 

This is an amazingly tough Florida Scrub wildflower that boasts heavily laden flower spikes in a sea of yellow. This is a very important member of the ecosystem that serves a plethora of wildlife! Songbirds such as goldfinches and sparrows eat the seeds, and mice and deer browse the foliage and flowers. 
Provides cover for many small animals including but not limited to lizards, skinks, snakes, and mice.
Used for nectar by butterflies.
Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees.  Documented bee visitors include Colletes maizdibzclaris, Perdita graenicheri, Agapostelnon splendens, Augochlorellaaurata,Az~gochloropsis metallica, A. sumnptuosa, Dialictus coreopsis, D. nytnphalis, D. placidensis, Halictus ligatus, Sphecodes heraclei, Dianthidiz~ln floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. tnendica, M. texana and Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).  The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is a goldenrod pollinator (FL Wildflower Foundation).
Is a larval food for some lepidopterans, mostly moths.

Plant Specifics
Size:    3-5 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide    
Life Span:    Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:    Yellow
Fruit Color:    White
Phenology:    Flowers summer-fall.
Habitats:    Typically a plant of mesic to dry flatwoods and scrubby flatwoods. Can be ruderal.
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:    Wildflower garden    
Light:     Full Sun,  Part Shade

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:    Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance:    Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil/Substrate:    Sand