Is this a coneflower!

I rescued this from a forclosed homes yard that was being mowed. Does anyone know what it is?

Here are the leaves. It is a little wilted. I just dug it up yesturday. I am keeping it watered and shielding it from the sun.

Looks like it may be Mexican Hat, Ratibida columnifera.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/801/

Yes, Ratibida columnifera.

Ratibida is also called prairie coneflower - so yes, it IS a coneflower :o).

I love these. They will have literally hundreds of blooms on them. They look really good with Echinaceas and Salvias. The flood killed mine so it's good to get to see photos of them. Thanks.

I have some growing with large leaves called this:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/224911/

They look similar, but also slight differences.

Pamela - What is the name of that one? I really like it!

It is 'Rudbeckia maxima'. The Garden Gate where I bought mine called it 'Shining Leaf Coneflower'. Our plant file calls it 'Cabbage leaf coneflower' or 'Great Leaf Coneflower' also.
So far, mine is about 5' tall. It does seem really tall.


This message was edited Jun 4, 2010 6:59 AM

That's a Ratibida pinnata, not Ratibida columnifera. Columnifera has red and yellow petals, the pinnata has only yellow.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1064/

Well, I take that back. If I remember correctly though, the Ratibida columnifera is a biennial. Mine has a shorter "hat".

There is actually what I'd call a true yellow coneflower and that's the Echinecia paradoxa. Huge problem with using only the common names. So many have the same one!!!

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53622/

Yes, isn't that funny about common names? PamelaQ's "coneflower" is a rudbeckia (so it's really a black-eyed Susan) and ctindell's is a ratibida (Mexican hat). Echinacea is the true coneflower.

I guess it's all about Family : Asteraceae (the common link)

Thanks everyone! It is Ratibida columnifera. I knew I could count on my Dave's garden friends to help me out.