Is goldenrod drought tolerant?

[DaveKow]

We are approaching drought conditions.  Will goldenrod survive without much rain?  Some has already bloomed and the bees are all over it.  I am worried about the stuff that hasn't bloomed yet.

Thanks.

[bassman1977]

My bees got a good supply of it last year and it was real dry.  I think it did dry up quicker than usual though.  This year looks pretty good for goldenrod (for us anyway).

[doak]

I will need a little rain. If it doesn't come to far apart. It is fairly drought tolerant.
No rain in 30 days or longer will have an effect on it.
doak

[hankdog1]

should be blooming there pretty soon it's just started down here.  i know it was really dry last year here and it bloomed pretty good. 

[randydrivesabus]

this isn't an expert opinion but just a thought that if its too dry there may be bloom but not necessarily much nectar.

[eri]

this isn't an expert opinion but just a thought that if its too dry there may be bloom but not necessarily much nectar.

I was recently talking to someone who commented there was no sourwood honey this year. I had seen the sourwood blooming profusely. She said, "Oh yes, it bloomed, but it was dry." I later asked another person from the Botanical Gardens here, and he said that the moisture available to plants does indeed affect the amount of nectar produced. I have a field covered with goldenrod but have yet to see a honeybee on it. It is dry here now.