Rudbeckia fulgida
orange coneflower
Asteraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-3 ft tall by 1.5 to 2.5 ft wide, clump-forming
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow,orange
Fruit Color:
brown,black
Phenology:
Winter dormant. Spread by stolons and can self-seed. Blooms summer-early fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden, border plant, rain gardens, containers.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds
Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.
Small birds eat the seed.
Deer tend to avoid this.
Native Habitats:
Flatwoods, open pine/oak forests, ruderal areas.
