Rudbeckia laciniata
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Cutleaf Coneflower
Asteraceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 3 - 6 (12) ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | Brown,black | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Background plant as tall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Seeds eaten by small birds such as finches. | |
Insects: |
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Native Habitats: | Forests |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Very robust. Forms large patches. Given its potential to be very tall, it may needs to have support from adjacent plants. Data on salt tolerance comes mostly from northern sources where the source of salt is winter road de-icing. |