Blue-stemmed Goldenrod provides essential late-season, nutrient-rich nectar for migrating Monarch butterflies and Bumble Bees looking to store essential fats for winter.
 
It thrives in full sun to part -- and even full -- shade and grows naturally in wooded areas populated with Oaks and other deciduous trees--including upland woods and steep, shady slopes.
 
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod is clump forming and not aggressive and a good choice for sunny to partly shady gardens.  It is adaptable to most soils except wet.