Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Plant Type
Annuals, Perennials, Herb/Forb, Annual, Herb, Native Plant, Perennial, Wildflower
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft.
Flower
2"-4" whorl of involucral bracts that flower on a head with 10 to 20 bright orange-yellow to red rays surrounding a dark purplish brown egg-shaped dome. Blooms from May to July, producing long-lasting cut flowers and cutting encourages the plants to send out more blossoms. They are yellow to darker yellow at the center.
Fruit
Small brown seeds late summer. Displays from July to October.
Color, Showy, Blooms ornamental, Wildflower meadow, Pocket prairie
Birds
Butterflies
Order
Asterales
Family
Rudbeckias
Genus
Rudbeckia
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