SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rudbeckia laciniata

COMMON NAME: Cutleaf coneflower

FAMILY: Asteraceae

TYPE: perennial

LEAVES: alternate, lower leaves 3-5 lobed, upper less deeply cut 3 lobes short stiff hairs on stems

FLOWER: 2-3'/2" wide drooping yellow ray flowers surrounding green disk

SEASON OF BLOOM: summer

GROWTH HABIT: 30"-7' clump forming

SOIL: moist

SUN: full sun to part shade

HARDINESS: zones 3-9

UTILIZATION: naturalized areas, borders

DISEASES: none serious

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: seed, division, terminal cutting

MAINTENANCE: may require division every few years

CULTIVARS: 'Gold Drop' more compact 2-3', double yellow flowers

NOTES: familiar wildflower gives good garden performance