Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) hummingbird friendly Green Texas sage is a

Green Texas sage is a semi-evergreen native shrub with green foliage and purple flowers

but extremely long lived plant that develops a deep taproot that can reach as far as 15 ft

Host plant Pepper and Salt Skipper butterfly

It is drought-tolerant once established and it may only need watering in an extended drought

It likes most sun exposures

Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) hummingbird friendly Green Texas sage is aGiant Coneflower is a stunning clump forming perennial. It has blueish foliage and a flower stalk that shoots 4 6 feet into the sky. The flower has bright yellow petals and brown center. Giant Coneflower is heat tolerant and not very particular about soil type, but it prefers full to partly sunny sites with moist, fertile well draining soils, and will not survive extreme drought for long periods. Giant Coneflower can be cut back to the base after