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Plant tends to collapse even before full bloom.

Growth habit in full flower.

Flowers close-up.

Flowering is profuse.

Asteraceae

Tall branching stems with narrow lanceolate leaves bear a profusion of narrow, drooping yellow ray flowers and a rounded brown cone.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical

Plant Use: In the back of informal beds and borders, in cottage gardens or native gardens.

Propagation:

seed

Flower Color:

yellow

Bloom Period:

mid-summer
late summer

Width: Minimum: 18 inches     Maximum: 24 inches

Foliage Texture: fine

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Ours needed staking.