OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaGoldenrod is a tall, showy wildflower that grows in big, feathery plumes of bright golden yellow! It blooms in late summer and fall when many other flowers have stopped blooming. Goldenrod is the state flower of Kentucky and Nebraska.
There are over 100 different kinds of goldenrod, and they grow all across North America. Some goldenrod plants can grow taller than your mom or dad! The bright golden flowers make meadows and fields look like they are filled with treasure.
- Many people think goldenrod makes them sneeze, but that is not true!
- The real sneezy plant is ragweed, which blooms at the same time.
- Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, once figured out how to make rubber from goldenrod plants!
- Some tiny insects lay their eggs inside goldenrod stems, and the plant grows a round ball around them like a little room.
