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Asteraceae
Cutleaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Strength and towering ambition.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 4-9 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, rich loam
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is the tallest native Rudbeckia species, sometimes reaching up to 9 feet in ideal moist conditions.
- The double-flowered cultivar 'Hortensia' (Golden Glow) was one of the most popular garden flowers of the Victorian era.
- Its deeply lobed, 'lacinated' lower leaves give the plant its species name and help distinguish it from other coneflowers.
- Cherokee and Chippewa peoples used root tea as a treatment for indigestion and urinary tract issues.
- Unlike most Rudbeckias, this species features a distinctive green central cone rather than the typical dark brown one.
Color meanings
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ambition
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towering strength
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natural elegance