Thin-leaved Coneflower

Rudbeckia triloba

This plant is bushy--with many branches and plentiful flowers. Flowers are small (1-1/2 inches across); most flowers have only 8 yellow petals surrounding a brown center disk. Stems are green or, often, red, and covered with white hairs. Upper leaves lance-shaped, lower leaves may divide into 3 pointed lobes, hence the Latin name.

2-5 feet, sun or partial shade.

Summer-Autumn (June-October).

Lower leaves large and 3-lobed.

4 August 2020.

Thin-leaved Coneflower, 5 August 2020.