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Annual Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta

  • Feeds pollinators
Annual Coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta)

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

gold, mahogany, rust

What actually matters with this one

Treat it as an annual even where it survives — second-year plants flower poorly and get badly mildewed.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Annual
Height
75 cm
Flowers
July to October
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.