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
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, TN, TX, WI
Related native plants
More Rudbeckia species
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
- Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
- Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima)
- California Coneflower (Rudbeckia californica)