Rudbeckia auriculata Lychnis tongue-shaped leaves look like what

tongue-shaped leaves look like what you would imagine if you stuck your tongue into an electrical socket

Similar to the more common Bletilla striata

whose in ground roots prefer to live under a large rock

The 2' tall stalks are adorned with narrow green leaves with a pointed (falcate) tip

so it performs best in moist or regular acidic garden soil

Rudbeckia auriculata Lychnis tongue-shaped leaves look like whatHere's a fabulous and rare US native plant that you're not likely to run into at your neighborhood garden center. The giant, bold textured Rudbeckia auriculata is endemic to a small region in southeastern Alabama and adjacent Florida and Georgia. Our plants are asexually propagated from plants we received from the Atlanta Botanic Garden, originally from a population in Webster County, Georgia. Rudbeckia auriculata grows alongside pitcher plants in