I think ottawavalleygardener got it, looks like a Rudbeckia laciniata...thanks all for the help. I have some pics of it, but the site rejects them saying they are larger than 60 kilobytes and I don't know how to change the size, can anyone walk me thru that? I have some other plants I'd like help with. I like this forum, interesting and you can learn a lot from all you great people!

I grow Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow' which stays well below a foot for me. There are delosperma which bloom yellow. Both these will do well with less water than many perennials. There are a bunch of columbine in yellow shades, and though many will be a bit taller, they are airy enough so that this may not be a problem since the foliage stays under a foot. There are several kinds of Sedum with yellow blossoms or you could try Sedum rupestre âÂÂAngelinaâ which has bright yellow green foliage in warm weather and picks up shades of orange in cold weather. Doronicum orientale Little Leo is about 1'x1' and has bright yellow daisies. A couple of other plants with daisy-like flowers include some of the shorter coreopsis such as some of the cultivars of lance leaf coreopsis (they don't all spread like the threadleaf coreopsis) and yellow gaillardias such as golden goblin. There are some shorter daylily cultivars that might fit the bill. I have one that is a yellow repeat bloomer that I don't think gets over 12 inches. It hasn't spread much either. There are several types of shorter bulbs with yellow flowers if you want the yellow season to start earlier, including crocus, danford iris, some of the shorter daffodils, and Eranthis aka winter aconite.

Cool! Another "weed" I can stop trying to eradicate. :D Makes me realize I have a very limited knowledge of flowering plants. Thanks.

Ah ha, French, thank you Les.I thought I was missing something from grade school,:0) This Hosta, seems to be a somewhat fast grower, it was just a little seedling in 2008,of course, I still do not know what size she will be when fully grown. Substance is nice, not real thin,when you fun your hand over the back side of her leaves,you can feel the veins,she has a slight two tone coloring to her,green and yellow, with a hint of a ruffled leaf.She could have a parent of Spring Fling, as she was found close by.Her color stays consistent through out the growing season, so far. It is always fun finding apretty,growing from a seedling,thanks every one for having a look, and to you Steve, for posting this picture for me.I think she is quite lovely "avec" flowers. :0) cAROL