Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

native · Central Texas

Seaside Goldenrod is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–8 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in late summer. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds.

Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.

Will it grow in your yard?

Enter your ZIP. The finder checks Seaside Goldenrod against your microclimate, then ranks it against your sun, your watering and deer pressure.

The facts

5 sources

Type: Wildflower
Sun: Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water: Low
Height: 2–8 ft
Spread: 2 ft
Bloom: Late Summer · yellow
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil: Recorded on loam, moist, saline, sand, well drained
Wildlife: Supports birds

Where it grows

Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Floodplains and Low Terraces

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.