Rough Coneflower
Rudbeckia grandifloranative · Central Texas
Rough Coneflower is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 2–5 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow and green in Apr–Aug. Good for bees, birds, butterflies and beetles.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Aug · yellow, green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, loam, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, butterflies, beetles and deer
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Southern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low Terraces
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.