[thenance007]

Intheswamp: Don't feel too bad about your question--I thought it and just didn't ask it. And I've been gardening North and South for about 60 years. Just not at the same time, so never paid attention to fall blooms being earlier in the North. Thanks for being the "dunce" and enlightening (I bet) a lot of people in the process!

 

[thenance007]

There are over 150 species of Goldenrod, growing in every imaginable environment. Among them is a "beach" goldenrod, a "bog" goldenrod, and a "coastal" goldenrod, so they apparently are referring to one of the many varieties.