| Description | A cultivar of the native Fragrant Coneflower. The petals are tubular with blunt tips. |
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| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | the petals (ray flowers) are tubular instead of flat like in the species |
| Fruit | achene (a dry fruit where the seed separates from the seed coat) |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet tall, spreads 2 feet |
| Maintenance | when cutting these plants down in the fall or spring you will smell the sweet fragrance |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | It was collected from a railroad prairie remnant* in southern Illinois and named for the man who found it, Henry Eilers, a horticulturist and retired nurseryman. |
| Author's Notes | Although I have never grown this plant in the ground, the garden center I work at carries it. It becomes a real problem late in the growing season because the plants fill the pots out quickly and they are just packed with roots. To the point of cutting the pots to get the plant out. |
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