Euthamia graminifolia (Grass-leaved Goldenrod)

Landscape size: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Color: Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Jul, Aug, Sept

Growing Conditions

• Native Habitat: Damp to drier thickets; open areas

• Light Requirement: Sun

• Soil Description: Moist, average soils

A plant that attracts predatory or parasitoid insects that prey upon pest insects Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.

The smaller flowers of this plant attract many insects like butterflies, moths, long tongued bees, short tongued bees, beetles, etc; Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Goldenrod Soldier Beetle) and Epicauta pensylvanica (Black Blister Beetle) are the most attracted to this plants flowers! Swamp Sparrows and Eastern Goldfinches have been known to feed on the seeds of this plant as well.