Plant ID By Me

Rudbeckia fulgida (black eyed Susan) Pronunciation:  rud-BECK-ee-uh FULL-jih-duh Family: Asteracea  Plant type: Herbaceous perennial   Zone: 4 Origin: garden origin  …….. Mature size   Height: 0.7-1.3m   Spread: 0.6-1m Form: oval - vertical Texture: medium - coarse Habit: stiffly upright Exposure -full sun, part sun Preferred soil - well drained Landscape uses - accent plant, attract beneficial bugs, cut flower, perennial border, concreat mediums planters …….. Leaves Arrangement: simple alternate Shape: leathery, pinnate venation Size: 6 inches or less Margin: dentate Characteristics: leathery, pinnate venation, distinctive smell, tomentose Colour: green with black speckled tips ……… Flowers Inflorescence type: head, capitulum Colour: bright yellow Size: 3 inches Time: August, September, October, November... ……… Stem Colour: green red Description: strong ……… Fruit type: achene Colour:brown black Time:

Flowers Echinacea purpurea (cone flower, echinacea) Pronunciation:  eck-ih-NAY-see-uh pur-PUR-ee-uh   Family: asteracea  Plant type: herbaceous perennial, cut flower Zone: 3 Origin: US northeast …….. Mature size   Height: 0.7 - 1.3m   Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Form: mounded Texture: medium - coarse Habit: spreading, stiffly upright Exposure - full sun Preferred soil - well drained Landscape uses - accent plant, perennial boarder, medicinal uses, dried flower, herb …….. Leaves Arrangement: alternate, basal Shape: lanceolate, ovate Size:3-9 cm Margin: dentate, serrate Characteristics: pinnate venation, soft flexible, glandular hairs, tomentose  Colour: green, shades of dark brown to black around top of leaf ……… Inflorescence type: floriferous, head, capitulum  Colour: pink purple with a unique orange/black head Size: flower head 2-5 inches Time: July, August, September ……… Stem Colour: gree