RUDBECKIA LACINIATA `AUTUMN SUN`

Category:Perennial
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:5-9
Height:5-6 in
Spread:3-4 in
Bloom Color:Yellow Shades
Foliage Color:Green Shades
This large perennial is not your typical black-eyed susan - 5' tall mass of lobed green leaves create a sustantial presence in the garden or meadow. Large, lemon yellow flowers with a dark brown cone are held above the foliage on single stems. Blooming for more than 8 weeks, this native attracts butterflies all summer long. Tolerates hot humid summers but is not drought tolerant.

» Slowly spreads by rhizomes, a great meadow or back of the border plant
» Impressive presence in the garden, a great architectural plant
» Long summer bloom