September is one of the most floristically beautiful seasons, due in large measure to goldenrods. Their showy flowers brighten roadsides, fencerows and old fields. Goldenrod patches are often spiced ...

If your allergies act up in late summer, don’t blame goldenrod. “What’s making you sneeze is ragweed,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Goldenrod is ...

August is the month when goldenrod starts its glorious show, adding splashes of yellow to fields of green everywhere. In North America, there are over 100 different species of goldenrod, each as ...

Roadside and field wild flowers abound in August. Though we still have lingering milkweeds and fireweeds from July, they are being replaced by a host of other late summer flowers. Tall thistles, ...

While walking past some goldenrod in my garden recently, a friend remarked that the plant made her sneeze. That’s a common misconception. Goldenrod won’t make you sneeze. It’s the native ragweed that ...

Goldenrod in Berkshire County includes some 23 species and most have never been encountered by your NatureWatch writer since past 1970 and beyond. Before then, I encountered botanical learning in the ...

I noticed on my computer earlier this week that the pollen level was quite high. My allergies concur! I also noticed that people on social media sites blame goldenrod. It’s not the culprit but it sure ...

But wait — worried about late summer allergies? Goldenrod often gets the blame from allergy sufferers, but usually the culprit is ragweed, which is wind pollinated and blooms at the same time.

But wait — worried about late summer allergies? Goldenrod often gets the blame from allergy sufferers, but usually the culprit is ragweed, which is wind pollinated and blooms at the same time.