Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Size: 1 Gallon Availability

Flower
Max size: 3′ tall x 2′ wide
Average size: 2.5′ tall x 2′ wide

Usually Moist, Moist to Dry
Clay, Sand
Sun
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Goldstrum, Perennial Black-eyed Susan

This coneflower blooms from late summer to early fall, with yellow flowers. It attracts many species of native bees, butterflies, skippers, flies, and beetles. Birds like to visit to eat the seeds in the dried seed heads. It can be cut back in winter, but doesn’t need to be. It colonizes with rhizomes. It makes a good cut flower, and dries well.

A tea can be made from the roots that is beneficial for the immune system.