Orange Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida

Phonetic:  rud-BEK-ee-a FUL-gih-duh

Orange Coneflower is a butterfly favorite with a mid-summer-to-fall bloom time that can be prolonged by removing spent blossoms. The large, daisy-like flowers have yellow-orange rays and purple-brown centers. Plants remain in a mounded-profile and can form colonies in large plantings on sunny sites with medium-dry to medium-wet soil. This Rudbeckia is deer resistant.

• Hardiness Zones: 3-9
• Native Northeast Region: BONAP Map
• BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key 
• Sun Exposure: Full to Part Sun
• Flower Color: Orange
• Bloom Time: July, August, September
• Soil Type: Moist to Medium/Dry
• Mature Plant Size: 2'H x 2'W
• Plant Spacing: 2'
• Host Plant: Silvery Checkerspot and Wavy-Lined Emerald 
• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, birds
• Advantages: Deer resistant, long blooming, drought tolerant, dried flower
• Landscape Uses: Perennial border, cut flower garden, butterfly garden, mass planting
• Companion Plants: Golden Alexanders, New York Ironweed, New England Aster, Obedient Plant, Garden Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Dense Blazing Star
• Deer Resistant