Rudbeckia mohrii

Mohr's coneflower

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist meadows.

Considerations:

Rarely planted due to inavailability and its need for wet sites.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays wet ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Not studied,  Based on insects attracted by other species, we suspect it attracts butterflies and moths, tachinid flies, bee flies, syrphid flies, solitary wasps, social wasps, blister  beetils, and soldier beetles, and bees.





 

Small birds are likely to harvest seeds.

Native Habitats:

marshes and moist prairies