What is Goldenrod?
“You can see the goldenrod… bowing away from the wind like a great and silent congregation.”
Stephen King
It is a wildflower or, if unwelcome, a weed. It is a friendly Carolina native, waving a radiant, plumed hello from afar and afield this time of year. It is plant medicine, used throughout centuries to reduce inflammation, pain, and swelling and to treat, among other things, infections, diabetes, kidney stones, and internal bleeding. It is important food for bees, butterflies, and a myriad of busy pollinators. It is a harbinger of autumn, and billowing against the blue of a clear September sky, it is a joy to behold.
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