yellow coneflower

Yellow coneflower is a tall slender native beauty blooming from early summer to early fall. The drooping yellow flowers are about 3 inches long surrounded by a large ellipsoid. These tall perennials grow in large upright clumps and make excellent cut flowers. They are easy to grow, low maintenance, and are drought tolerant once established. Butterflies love them.
Flowers early summer to early fall.

Height: 3′ – 5′

Width: 1′ – 2′

Watering and soil: Average soil. Water to establish then drought tolerant.

Exposure: Full sun.

Image: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons