Flowers in interrupted clusters on the end of the stem. This goldenrod has smooth leaves and stems. The individual flowers are large compared to other goldenrods.
Bloom Times: October
Slender Goldentop
Hundreds of small flower heads in large, branched clusters. The leaves are very narrow.
Small-headed Sunflower
Flowers have 5-8 yellow petals with a yellow center disk. The leaves have long stalks, are rough and opposite.
Smooth Ground-cherry
Yellow, funnel-shaped flowers with a slightly darker center. The stamens are blue. The plant leaves are large and are irregularly toothed. The leaves that surround the fruit look like a paper lantern.
Southern Rockbell
Pale blue to lavender star shaped flowers.
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
Clusters of 8-20 light purple to pink flowers on a dark purple stem.
Sulphur Cosmos
Golden yellow to orange cup-shaped flowers with a yellow center.
Swamp Sunflower
Flowers have 8-21 yellow petals with a reddish or purplish-brown center disk.
Tall Goldenrod
Flowers in a large pyramid-shaped cluster at the top of the stem. It is the most common goldenrod in this area. This goldenrod usually has stem ball galls.
Virginia Dayflower
Flowers in crowded terminal clusters. They have 3 kidney-shaped petals. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon.