Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf Coneflower

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range of Rudbeckia laciniata.
A yellow flower with long banana colored petals with a huge green center.
Cutleaf Coneflower has Bright sunny flowers!
Cutleaf Coneflower with simple yellow flowers and a sense that it is reaching for the sky.
Cutleaf Coneflower attracts a smorgasbord of pollinators By Roger Dahlin

Cultivation Information Cutleaf Coneflower


Height - 3 to 6 ftFlower Color - YellowBlooms - July- OctoberSun - Sun to part shadeHardy Zone - 3 to 9Soil - Moist , with organic material Family - Asteraceae
Rudbeckia laciniata, which flowered in its second season, is certainly not for everyone. Its size would quickly take over a small garden plot. I personally love not only the height but the unusual shape of the leaves. Birds are especially fond of Cutleaf Coneflower. Keep in mind it self seeds easily
A young Rudbeckia laciniata plant groeing against a wire fence.
Deeply cut lobes on Cutleaf Coneflower make it easy to identify
In this picture Rudbeckia laciniata are at least 10 ft tall, covered with yellow flowers and are shaded a bit by the tall trees in the background
Rudbeckia laciniata can handle some shade but please note they seed themselves easily.by Roger Dahlin, Baldwinsville, NY

Wildlife Significance Cutleaf Coneflower

Host Plants – Rudbeckia's are host plants for dozens of butterfly caterpillars including: pearl crescent, silvery checkerspot and wavy- lined emerald.
Nectar - Butterflies: Gulf Fritillaries, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, blues and hairstreaks. As well as well moths, skippers, wasps, skippers, flies and numerous other insects and bees and flies
Pollen - Bees and flies eat polllen
Deer - Are not fond of this plant
Birds - Goldfinches feasted on the seeds of this flower, late summer and throughout the fall.
For detailed information visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Propagation Notes Cutleaf Coneflower
Stratifying Seeds
Seed - Collect seed late in the fall Refrigerate - cold/moist storage
Supplies Needed For Seed Stratification -1. Zip lock plastic bag2. Few table spoons of Vermiculite3. Dampen vermiculite - not soggy4. Store in refrigerator for 30 days
A dime as reference next to Cutleaf Coneflower dried seed heads, which are small and black.
Collect your seed in the fall, there is always plenty to share with the birds!
Seed Provenance Rudbeckia laciniata
Nodding Onion Gardens 2011 - present