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Orange coneflower

Rudbekia fulgida

Bloom time: July-October

Bloom Color: Bright yellow to orange

Height: 1-3 ft

Sun exposure: Full

Soil Moisture: Wet

Deer resistant: Yes

Other Common Names: Perennial Black Eyed Susan

Germination code: C60

Fun facts: Rudbeckia was given to honor Olaf and his son Olof Rudbeck, who were professors that studied plants at Uppsala University in Sweden. Fulgida means ‘flashing’ or ‘glowing’ and it comes from the latin word ‘fulgidus’ which means brightly colored. These flowers make a good bug restaurant; with their bright colors they attract all kinds of pollinators to drink their sweet nectar. They are also underground hikers which means that instead of dropping seeds, these plants spread underground using tiny stem runners called rhizomes to form neat, bush clumps and produce more plants.  

 

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