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Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
Also called Clasping coneflower, Clasping Leaved Coneflower, Clasping Leaf Coneflower
Dracopis amplexicaulis, the clasping coneflower, is a single-species genus of North American annual daisies, growing to about 1 m with yellow to yellowish-purple daisy flowers. It is grown from seed in sunny, well-drained spots and is an RHS Award of Garden Merit plant in the UK.
Dracopis is a monotypic genus with Dracopis amplexicaulis (clasping coneflower; syn. Rudbeckia amplexicaulis) the sole species. It is native to North America.
It is an annual plant growing to 1 m tall, with simple or branched stems. The leaves are oval, 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long and 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) broad. The flowers are produced in daisy-like inflorescences, with yellow to yellowish-purple florets. It is distinguished from the genus Rudbeckia (in which it used to be treated) by the presence of chaff subtending the ray flowers.
Orange coneflower · Blackeyed Susan · Cutleaf coneflower · Great coneflower · Browneyed Susan · Coneflower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dracopis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
