
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