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ID, please, may or may not be native

14 years ago

These flowers finally started blooming at work. The woman who planted them thought they were False Sunflower, but they certainly are not. These plants are about as tall as I am, and I am 5'7". I live in northern Illinopis, and have never seen a cultivated plant this tall with this kind of foliage, so it could be a native. Blooms remind me of Yellow Coneflowers with green centers, but the foliage is very different.

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razorback33
14 years ago
Appears to be one of the Prairie Coneflowers, Ratibida pinnata.
Check the photo below from the Kemper Center (MOBOT).
Rb

Here is a link that might be useful:
razorback33
14 years ago
Sorry, I copied and pasted the wrong URL!

Check this one, also.

Ratibida pinnata

Rb

Here is a link that might be useful: Ratibida pinnata
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lycopus
14 years ago
To me it looks more like wild golden-glow, Rudbeckia laciniata. Also called green headed coneflower.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rudbeckia laciniata
ladyslppr
14 years ago
I vote for green-headed coneflower. Mine in the backyard here in central PA are in the same stage of bloom as these pics - not quite fully opened. If it ever stops raining, I think they'll be in full bloom in no time. The foliage looks just right for green Headed coneflower, and so do the pics. Mine get about 7 feet tall in partial shade. In these parts, they normally grow in moist woodland edge areas.
northeastwisc
14 years ago
I agree with Rudbeckia laciniata. Here's some more info from a good Illinois site:
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/cl_coneflower.htm

Here is a link that might be useful: More Info on Native Plant Communities
greenhaven
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14 years ago
Awesome!! I have to concur with R. laciniata, looks exactly like it. Our golf course is associated with and owned by a forest preserve district, so I am sure this makes them happy to have this in the landscaping at the course.

Is it hard to propagate? When would I collect seeds?
coolplantsguy
14 years ago
It could also be R. nitida, and/or a hybrid between it and R. laciniata, such as the popular 'Herbstsonne', one of my favourite plants.

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