Asteraceae
Rudbeckia laciniata var. humilis
Rudbeckia laciniata var. humilis var. humilis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Dwarf Coneflower · Rudbeckia · Native Perennial · Compact · Part Shade · Wildflower · Pollinator · Yellow Flowers · Southeastern Native · Asteraceae
The dwarf cutleaf coneflower is a compact, lower-growing variety ideal for smaller garden spaces or naturalized areas in the southeastern United States. Plant in partial shade with consistently moist soil and water every week or so during dry periods. Its cheerful yellow blooms attract bees and butterflies from midsummer through early fall.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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