Hortensia cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 7 feet tall24+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hortensia' cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows as a rapid clumping plant with yellow blooms from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Pale purple coneflower, Smooth aster, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.