Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata L.

Aster family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

10.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Charidryas nycteis, Epiblema arizonana, Epiblema carolinana, Marmara auratella, Papaipema nelita, Phtheochroa birdana

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.