tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post5162424107679917749..comments2024-03-27T03:14:31.886-07:00Comments on Native Florida Wildflowers: Seaside goldenrod - Solidago sempervirensHawthorn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-86363822895091400852012-09-07T05:38:29.461-07:002012-09-07T05:38:29.461-07:00Do not cut it back this late in the season - or it...Do not cut it back this late in the season - or it will not have time to recover all of its blooming potential. This plant can get very tall - especially in a garden/landscape setting where its growing conditions are vastly improved from a coastal dune. Hawthorn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-87604585458621140192012-09-05T06:04:34.642-07:002012-09-05T06:04:34.642-07:00My golden rod is about 8 feet tall. I see you sai...My golden rod is about 8 feet tall. I see you said it blooms in fall/winter. Should I cut it back or let it keep getting taller?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-50162795271809651422010-10-26T16:09:07.499-07:002010-10-26T16:09:07.499-07:00Last winter during the hard freezes in Myakka City...Last winter during the hard freezes in Myakka City one of the only herbaceous plants left standing was S. sempervirens. I then had the thought.... "maybe that's why it is named sempervirens..... because it is always green even when it is below freezing out here!" I got a good laugh from that that morning.Florida's Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497311627449677387noreply@blogger.com