Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Coneflower)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average-medium, well-drained loam or sandy loam. Good choice for rain gardens.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow rays with brownish-purple center disks. July-October.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies, Bees and Birds
LARVAL HOST: Silvery Checkerspot caterpillars, Wavy-Lined Emerald caterpillars
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: Central-Eastern United States
An easy going, versatile and resilient plant that tolerates both heat and humidity. These mildly fragrant, cheerful, buttery-yellow blooms are borne on upright, branched stems in a tidy basal clump. Ideal for rain gardens, borders, cottage gardens and naturalized areas. Plants may require support if grown in shady areas. Clay soil, poor soil, deer and Black Walnut tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average-medium, well-drained loam or sandy loam. Good choice for rain gardens.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow rays with brownish-purple center disks. July-October.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies, Bees and Birds
LARVAL HOST: Silvery Checkerspot caterpillars, Wavy-Lined Emerald caterpillars
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: Central-Eastern United States
An easy going, versatile and resilient plant that tolerates both heat and humidity. These mildly fragrant, cheerful, buttery-yellow blooms are borne on upright, branched stems in a tidy basal clump. Ideal for rain gardens, borders, cottage gardens and naturalized areas. Plants may require support if grown in shady areas. Clay soil, poor soil, deer and Black Walnut tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average-medium, well-drained loam or sandy loam. Good choice for rain gardens.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow rays with brownish-purple center disks. July-October.
WILDLIFE: Butterflies, Bees and Birds
LARVAL HOST: Silvery Checkerspot caterpillars, Wavy-Lined Emerald caterpillars
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: Central-Eastern United States
An easy going, versatile and resilient plant that tolerates both heat and humidity. These mildly fragrant, cheerful, buttery-yellow blooms are borne on upright, branched stems in a tidy basal clump. Ideal for rain gardens, borders, cottage gardens and naturalized areas. Plants may require support if grown in shady areas. Clay soil, poor soil, deer and Black Walnut tolerant.