Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) hummingbird friendly but it blooms better if

but it blooms better if it gets 3-4 hours of sun

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

Host plant Pepper and Salt Skipper butterfly

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

It makes the perfect backdrop for your garden

Rudbeckia maxima (Giant Coneflower) hummingbird friendly but it blooms better ifGiant 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