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Asteraceae
Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Encouragement and justice.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
- Native to
- eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- average, well-drained to moist
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The cultivar 'Goldsturm' won the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1999 and remains one of the best-selling perennials worldwide.
- Named for Olof Rudbeck, a Swedish botanist and mentor to Carl Linnaeus, who honored him with the genus.
- The dark brown-black central cone is actually hundreds of tiny disk florets that provide seeds for goldfinches.
- It is one of the most adaptable native perennials, thriving in clay, drought, heat, and humidity with minimal care.
- Butterflies, especially monarchs and swallowtails, visit the flowers heavily during late summer migration.
Color meanings
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justice
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encouragement
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steadfastness