Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Goldenrod

Goldenrod is in full bloom right now. It grows along the roadside in abundance. If you examine the flowers closely you'll see lots of bees, flies, wasps, and butterflies enjoying the plant's nectar. Goldenrod does not cause hayfever, ragweed does. They both bloom at the same time so goldenrod is often blamed as the culprit. Click here to see a plant comparison.

Goldenrod is a North American native plant and the leaves are edible. Native Americans used the plant for several medicinal remedies. Thomas Edison and later George Washington Carver experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber. The leaves contain the rubber but the rubber has a low molecular weight and little tinsele strength and experimentation for use as rubber was abandoned. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
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9 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child9/27/16, 5:25 PM

    A beautiful thing. Love that the indigenous population recognised its medicinal properties.

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  2. Linda Starr9/27/16, 6:54 PM

    Hi Sue, thanks, all the plants that surround us have so much information to give us, we need to recognize, respect, and explore them more and more.

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  3. Linda Starr9/27/16, 6:55 PM

    Hi Sue, thanks, all the plants that surround us have so much information to give us, we need to recognize, respect, and explore them more and more.

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  4. Anonymous9/28/16, 9:18 AM

    Lovely.

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  5. Linda Starr9/28/16, 10:52 AM

    Hi Gigi, thanks, the goldenrod looks better in a vase than along the roadside, it's kind of messy there because it's tall and weedy looking.

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  6. Silky Shapes Studio9/30/16, 9:53 AM

    These flowers are absolutely perfect for your vase. Both the flowers and the vase seem to be velvety and soft to the touch and they compliment each other beautifully. Thank you for posting. Yegana. www.silkyshapes.com.au

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  7. Silky Shapes Studio9/30/16, 9:53 AM

    These flowers are absolutely perfect for your vase. Both the flowers and the vase seem to be velvety and soft to the touch and they compliment each other beautifully. Thank you for posting. Yegana. www.silkyshapes.com.au

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  8. Linda Starr9/30/16, 11:07 AM

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  9. Linda Starr9/30/16, 11:08 AM

    Hi Yegana, thanks, both are soft, the pot is a pinch pot so it has that organic feel to it.

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