Nectar plant to Pearl Crescentspot, Great Spangled Fritillary, Monarch
Host to Silver Checkerspot
Location/habitat: Prefers “ordinary” moist, well-drained garden soil in full sun; will tolerate light shade, July through September
Perennial daisy-like petals surround a raised, often cone-shaped center in summer through fall
Height 1-6’
Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia maxima(huge powder blue leaves, prefers deep, moist soils), Rudbeckia triloba (attracts hummingbirds, tolerates dry soil, good for moist)