General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Other: The oblong to ovate leaves clasp the stem
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Other info: This plant self seeds.
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees

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Common names
  • Clasping Leaf Coneflower
  • Clasping Coneflower
  • Clasping-leaf coneflower
  • Black Eyed Susan
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
  • Synonym: Dracopis amplexicaulis

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Uploaded by JulieB
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-03
Note the variations in bloom color
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-02
sown to naturalize on my property
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-02
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-06-30
Location: Orange County, Texas
Date: April 23, 2012
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-03
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-03
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-03
Location: North Texas - Blackland Prairie
Date: 2010-05-30
Mexican Hats - an American prairie wildflower.
Location: OSGray Natural Area.
Date: Spring 2011
This is very cute plant.
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-06-22
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-06-18
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Orange County, Texas
Date: April 23, 2012
Location: Orange County, Texas
Date: April 23, 2012
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dragonfetti On March 25, 2015 Seeds germinated
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