Rudbeckia laciniata
Cutleaf Coneflower
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Description:
This tall, showy summer-blooming sunflower provides nectar and seed to wildlife. Flowers bloom on tips of multi-branching stems growing from a central stalk. Daisy-like flowers have a prominent yellow-green center disc, surrounded by vertically hanging yellow petals. The center disc darkens and elongates as the the seeds mature. Cutleaf Coneflower prefers partial shade and moist fertile soil. Plant along woodland borders and in moist meadows.
Wildlife Value: Numerous pollinators including long- and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies and moths all nectar on Cutleaf Coneflower. New Jersey’s state bird, the American Goldfinch, feeds on the seeds in late summer and fall.
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Flower, Perennial
New Jersey Native: Yes
Bloom Times: Summer, Late Summer to Fall
Bloom Colors: Yellow
Deer Resistance: Some
Attracts Pollinators and Wildlife: Bees and Other Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Salt Tolerance: Unknown
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Physiographic Region: All Regions in NJ
Soil Characteristics
Soil Type: Loam, Organic, Sandy
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Soil pH: Neutral, Slightly Alkaline, Alkaline
Light Needs of Plant
Optimal Light: Partial Shade
Light Range: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water Needs of Plant
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Drought Tolerance: Low
Size and Growth Rate
Height: 2 - 9 ft
Spread: 1.5 - 3 ft
Growth Rate: Medium