Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

orange coneflower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rudbeckia fulgida

Family:

Asteraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft tall by 1.5 to 2.5 ft wide, clump-forming

Life Span:

Long-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:

Availability:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Self sows. Clumps can be divided.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

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

Soil pH:

mildly acidic

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.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Blooms mid- summer into fall.