Rudbeckia lacinata
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Cutleaf black-eyed Susan
Family Asteraceae
Description:
This daisy ranges through much of the United States.
It is uncommon in Florida,
native to a few counties in the panhandle region. It produces a tall spike of
yellow daisies to nearly ten feet tall. Flowers are produced in mid- to late summer.
Gardeners like this plant because rabbits do not eat it.
Location:
See this plant along the banks of pond ‘H’ behind building 6.
Size:
Herbaceous perennial low basal foliage that reaches about two tall with a flower spike that can rise to ten feet tall.
Care Instructions:
Light: full sun
Water: grows best in moist soils
Soil: adaptable to soils, no special requirements
This plant grows best in a moist, fertile soil in full sun.