Great Coneflower: $8.99 each 1 quart
 
Giant Coneflower has clumps of silvery-blue foliage that give rise to stately flower stalks. The flowers have intense yellow ray flowers that dangle from tall brown centers. It should be cut back to the base after blooming to keep tidy and in stunning planted in mass for best effect.
This Rudbeckia species is native only to the southern states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas, but has been introduced into Missouri. It grows easily in average soils in full sun, but can be grown in partial shade and a variety of soils. Great Coneflower can also tolerate droughts and heat well. For these reasons it can be used as an accent in a variety of gardens and landscapes. This showy flower also attracts many different kinds of butterflies and pollinators while not being attractive to deer. Towards the end of the season you can leave the plant standing so Goldfinches can enjoy the seeds. Great Coneflower is also rhizomatous, so it can form colonies and spread slowly.
 
Full Sun - Part Shade
Height: 6’
Medium Wet - Medium Soil
Blooms:  June - July
Zones 4-9