Rudbeckia laciniata
(Cutleaf Coneflower)
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Canada, USA
Year of Introduction - 1640
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.5m-2.5m
Width - 1m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Rhizomatous Perennial with an upright habit and grey-green leaves. Bright lemon yellow, daisy-like flowers with prominent greenish-yellow cones at the centres are produced on tall stems from midsummer into autumn.
Flower:
Daisy-like flowers are composed of bright yellow ray florets (petals) surrounding a greenish-yellow, elongated cone of disc florets at the centre. Flowers are produced from July to September.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Grey-green pinnate and pinnatisect leaves. When pinnatisect the leaves have three to five deeply cut lobes, when pinnate they have three to five leaflets.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate and pinnatisect
Propagation:
Seed, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.