odora

Solidago odora, yellow, 24-50", July-September. Upright, clumping, glossy ANISE SCENTEED foliage!. Leaves are alternate and narrowly lanceolate. Stems terminate with a pyramidal(triangle-shaped)flower panicles. Downy green-reddish stems. Clump forming but can reach 3ft across. The flower inflorescence can be a triangle up to 12"wide. When the foliage is brushed/crushed/or bruised it emits a licorice/anise scent! Very unique native "Goldenrod" in this aspect. Native from New Hampshire down into Florida, west to Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Then, look among dry open woods, savannas, sandy pinelands, sandhills, pine barrens, ridges, thickets, ravines, bluffs, old fields and other disturbed sites.
Sun and part-shade. zone4 NATIVE "Sweet Goldenrod", "Blue Mountain Tea"