Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Sweet coneflower is a tall, anise-scented coneflower covered in masses of small golden daisies through late summer, a pollinator powerhouse. Tolerates clay and wet feet; finches strip its seed heads.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK, WI