Yellow Coneflower is a native, perennial wildflower that reaches a height of three to five feet. Its flowers have up to 15 droopy yellow petals that surround a thimble shaped cone. The flowers are two to 2-1/2 inches in diameter. It has 10 to 25 flower heads per plant, each on a separate stalk. The leaves are highly divided and up to seven inches long with coarsely toothed lobes. It grows best in dry, sunny areas along roads or in prairies. (July)