Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Sweet Coneflower

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Distribution: United States

Hardiness: 4a

Life form: Perennial plant

Comments: Rudbeckias are a mainstay of ornamental horticulture. Their astounding ease of growth combined with the knockout flower display made them a longstanding favorite perennial. They’re also a pollinator favorite and food source for birds, but are unbothered by rabbits, deer and most other pests.
Golden blooms appear in mass in mid-summer and last over a month. They make great cut flowers and are great companion plants other flowers. There are many species native to the dry prairies of Oklahoma.