Species Name: Rudbekia laciniata
Common Name: Green-headed
Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower
Zone: Zone 3 to 9
Light: Full Sun, partial
shade to shade.
Soil Moisture: Medium to
Moist
Soil Types: Sand, Loam,
Clay but requires moisture
Fertility: Medium to Rich
pH: N/A
Bloom Time: late June to
October
Habit: Grows
in low-rich
woods; wet fields; open woodlands and flood plains. A valuable pollinator plant
for poorly drained sites. Under ideal growing conditions Green-headed
coneflower (GHC) can be an aggressive plant spreading by rhizomes as well as by
seed. It can reach 7 ft in height in rich moist soils or 3 to 5 ft in dryer and less fertile sites. GHC flowers profusely over the entire
summer and is frequented by many types of pollinators. Easy to grow and naturalize from seed or
by transplanting root sections.