Rudbeckia fulgida
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. Self sows. Clumps can be divided. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Quality nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Mildly acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Small birds eat the seed. Deer tend to avoid this. | |
| Insects: | Attracts bumble bees, butterflies Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida. | |
| Native Habitats: | Flatwoods, open pine/oak forests, ruderal areas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Blooms mid- summer into fall. |