Rudbeckia maxima

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Rudbeckia maxima

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P) to 7′. Texas Coneflower. A native North American that’s bound to impress. Thick, waxy blue, elliptic 14-inch long leaves form a basal rosette in spring. Strong stems rocket skyward sending out at their ends, two to three-inch wide, yellow flowers with reflexed petals and massive long black cones. Late-summer bloom. Sun. 4 & T2