yellow coneflower - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: native perennials
Perennials
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators
fast-growing
great cut flowers
heirloom garden plant
low-maintenance
midwest native
resistant: deer
resistant: disease
resistant: rabbit
songbird food source
tolerates harsh roadside conditions
Hardiness:: Zone 3 – 9
Mature Height:: 18-24in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure)
part to full shade (4 hours or less sun)
part to full sun (6 hours or more sun)
sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Bloom Color:: yellow
Bloom Shape:: daisy
Bloom Time:: fall
summer
Foliage:: green

Description

A 2-4′ yellow-flowering native. Like its cousins, flowers make great cuts, butterflies are attracted to the flowers and birds appreciate the seed when cones are left to dry.

NATIVE FROM KANSAS SOUTH TO TEXAS.