Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) nativar including wet sites with poor

including wet sites with poor drainage

but excellent for erosion control

The plant is a larval host for the Zabulon Skipper butterfly

Also known as Yellow Elder

naturalized or pollinator gardens

Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) nativar including wet sites with poorGiant Coneflower is a stunning clump forming perennial. It has blueish foliage and a flower stalk that shoots 4 6 feet into the sky. The flower has bright yellow petals and brown center. Giant Coneflower is heat tolerant and not very particular about soil type, but it prefers full to partly sunny sites with moist, fertile well draining soils, and will not survive extreme drought for long periods. Giant Coneflower can be cut back to the base after