Rudbeckia triloba
Growing Information
• Plant Type: Perennial
• Sunlight: Sun to Part Shade
• Soils: Average to moist soils
• Bloom Time: Yellow flowers from June to October
• Size: 2-5 feet in height,1-3 foot in spread
This showy perennial is native to much of the Northeast, however it is introduced in Massachusetts. This bright and colorful species is highly ornamental, making a great addition to a garden setting, especially when planted in masses. While this plant prefers some moisture, it can handle the dry soils of the Cape when put in partial shade. This species does self-seed and can easily spread to fill in a garden bed area.
Garden Companions
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), New York Aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
Nature Benefits
- Flowers provide nectar to a variety of pollinators.
- Songbirds and small mammals eat the seeds.
Natural Habitat
Meadows and fields, roadsides and human disturbed sites.