What Is Blooming In Alabama?
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
September 12, 2017 12:22pm CST
Its a beautiful plant and I have to say people blame it for the fall allergies but I do not think that its all that bad, there are many flowers blooming in the fall as well as hay being cut.
Its Golden rod. Its found all over, from road sides to the mountains. The medicinal value is that it relives intestinal gas! Just make a tea out of the leaves and drink up.
But that is not all this fall flower can do, the yellow flowers can be used for yellow dye.
Now you can be gas free while you dye white cloth yellow 
Photo is mine taken at the lake on Sunday 9-10-17
Photo is mine taken at the lake on Sunday 9-10-1735 people like this
36 responses
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Sep 17
Golden rod gets blamed for the pollen of ragweed, so sad.
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Sep 17
@andriaperry Isn't golden rod and ragweed the same?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
@just4him No golden rod does not tosss pollen into the air like ragweed does.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
12 Sep 17
That's a lovely one, I haven't seen one here in our place (--_ --)
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
12 Sep 17
@andriaperry yah, guess it only grows in cold places :-)
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Sep 17
@jaiho2009 well its not cold here, but we do have a winter.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Sep 17
It may be a USA plant, wild growing.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
13 Sep 17
@andriaperry I am finding that out. I used to have books on this but got rid of them. I have been checking on the internet about different plants.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
Most plants are used for something.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
@velvet53 I do have several books on plants for medicine. Since I want to live as much off the land as I can.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I think I'd prefer gas over drinking weeds.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@andriaperry Nope - my husband loves me gas and all.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
Said the farting woman! I bet whoever else is around may want to have goldenrod tea with you 
@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
12 Sep 17
@andriaperry I live in Mississippi.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Sep 17
where did you say you live?!1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Sep 17
The Golden Rod kinda sounds like our BlueBonnets here in Texas @andriaperry ; as far as the massive blooms go that is.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
I love your bluebonnets! They would go well with the golden rods.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
14 Sep 17
@andriaperry Yes they do, my daughter loves the rose hips we get off the roses. I think they are a tad tart. lol
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
All plants are pretty to me, one just need to be in better control around the house than others.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Sep 17
It's very pretty and useful! Pretty cool. =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Sep 17
@andriaperry I have never seen it but possibly.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
13 Sep 17
Good to know about the plant, i am not aware of it
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
Do you use plants for medicine there?
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@TheHorse (205818)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Sep 17
@andriaperry Heh. I want to make a statement!
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
Only if you are the odd bee! The pollen stays in these blooms and the bees eat all their little bellies can handle.
I have allergies and this is not the blame for the sneezes.
Chainsaw!? 
( add a little giggle) you can break these over with your hand. A lawn mower will chew them up even if they get 5 feet tall.
( add a little giggle) you can break these over with your hand. A lawn mower will chew them up even if they get 5 feet tall.1 person likes this
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Sep 17
Interesting fact about Golden Rod that I never knew.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
Most people think that they are just common weeds but they are mostly used for medicine, all flowers and plants.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Sep 17
@andriaperry I always just thought it was a plant giving people with allergies fits.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
I would love to know how to do that!
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Sep 17
@andriaperry As well as I remember she boiled the goldenrod in water and washed her eyes in the water.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
13 Sep 17
My favourite colour...Shades of yellow. That flower is so so pretty.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
This one is a baby, when the big ones open up I will post another photo.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
13 Sep 17
@andriaperry ok....Looking forward to baby growing up
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
13 Sep 17
I never saw that kind of plan?
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
14 Sep 17
@andriaperry really is this also medicinal plan.
@snowy22315 (170019)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I didn't know that about Golden Rod. I guess you learn something every day!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
I am learning so much since I am wanting to live more off the land. I just ordered more books, one is how to identify wild mushrooms.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Sep 17
if you find out the name of the flower let us know we have something out here that looks like that but i don't know what it is called
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Sep 17
U am not sure, I know the Native American Indians used this plant to make tea.
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