| Description | 'Clasping Coneflower' (Rudbeckia amplexicaulis) A wildflower with daisy-like golden yellow to yellow flowers on mounding plants. |
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| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-ah)(am-pleks-ih-KAW-liss) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average likes some additional moisture during dry spells |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | 2' yellow daisy-like borne on a long flower stalk (peduncle) with one terminal bud, as the flower matures the petals (ray flowers) will droop, the center disk will elongate, petals will develop some red color at the base of the central cone, mine bloomed from mid-June until frost |
| Fruit | achenes found in the central cone |
| Leaves | blue-green, toothed, oblong, clasps the stem |
| Stems | smooth |
| Roots | taproot |
| Dimensions | 1-1.5 by 1-2 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | reported to self-seed, may need to be supported or staked |
| Propagation | easy by seeds |
| Native Site | The Southeastern United States from Georgia to Texas north to Missouri. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name amplexicaulis is derived from amplexicaul which means the leaves clasp the stem. AKA; Dracopsis amplexicaulis, Clasping Rudbeckia |
| Author's Notes | Was easy to start from seed. Planted in the garden in early June and were blooming from late June until frost. I needed to support my plants. they tended to flop. |
| Notes & Reference | #168-Missouri Flora website (www.missouriplants.com) |
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