One in a series highlighting our favorite pollinator plants:
Most often known as black or brown-eyed susans or coneflowers, Rudbeckia are among the most commonly planted native plants. They are a staple of the summer garden, brightening landscapes with bright, golden yellow flowers with brown centers. The plants in this genus vary greatly. Many are small to medium sized, clumping perennials. Others are tall, robust plants and grow more than 5 feet tall and spread to form colonies.
They are good nectar plants — hosts of butterflies and insects will visit. You can transplant them easily. Plus, they grow well in in a broad range of soil.
R. fulgida var fulgida
Deams coneflowers – Latin name – Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii (Syn. Rudbeckia deamii)Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii
Rudbeckia maxima are giant and incredible plants and flowers, growing tall and straight up and bearing deep golden coneflowers.
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
R. subtomentosa
