tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981695242465576319.post7355132570177976267..comments2023-03-24T04:25:59.335-04:00Comments on Wild Flora's Wild Gardening: Meet the Natives: GoldenrodWild Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12879469366372645504noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981695242465576319.post-21449626410798411642008-10-28T19:25:00.000-04:002008-10-28T19:25:00.000-04:00Hi there - I'd just like to point out that goldenr...Hi there - <BR/><BR/>I'd just like to point out that goldenrod doesn't form galls around caterpillars to prevent herbivory. Plants are not that fast, and caterpillars can move. <BR/><BR/>Galls - aberrations along the stem - are formed by parasites that deposit their larvae into the stem. The larvae emit chemicals which influence the plant to grow around them. The plant serves as a food source for the larvae as well as protection for the pupae stage. Some parasites have actually managed to parasitize the goldenrod parasites. They pierce the gall and either lay their own eggs or eat the larvae inside.FalconRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606641915488102368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981695242465576319.post-90964988599747392072007-09-08T05:22:00.000-04:002007-09-08T05:22:00.000-04:00Interesting post Flora. btw You're it! http://thev...Interesting post Flora. btw You're it! http://theviewfromthepond.blogspot.com/2007/09/random-8.htmlPuddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117007460664110289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981695242465576319.post-38171243252919035552007-09-05T18:40:00.000-04:002007-09-05T18:40:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi,I confess ... I love that brilliant golden...Hi Jodi,<BR/>I confess ... I love that brilliant goldenrod yellow. Love it, love it, love it. I still remember the first time I saw a late afternoon sun shining through a wand of "Golden Baby" that I had planted in my garden in Redmond. I was transported. You can imagine my reaction on discovering that the fields here are full of the full size version! "Wild Flora" is not one for subtle colors, I guess. : )Wild Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879469366372645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981695242465576319.post-13622744934546274972007-09-05T18:28:00.000-04:002007-09-05T18:28:00.000-04:00ah, goldenrod. I spring to its defense on a regula...ah, goldenrod. I spring to its defense on a regular basis (yes, to do with those notions of allergies, which I correct, like you do). I like it just fine in the wild parts of our property, down by the pond, along the edges of the pasture, and so on. I don't care for it mixed in my perennial border because it can be a bit pushy, as you also observe. Mostly it's a question of coloursense--that shade of yellow I like just fine in small doses but not a lot of it in my garden, and it is too linked also to the whole end-of-summer malaise. If I could find 'Fireworks' around here, I'd plant it promptly, because I love the look of the plant--but I've never seen it, to my knowledge. <BR/>I like the creamy white solidago best myself, but they're all welcome on most of our place. I was watching bees bouncing on a few the other day, and they were definitely having fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com