Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa - ORANGE CONEFLOWER (clumps, drought and disease resistant)
Excellent native perennial - very drought and heat tolerant, deer and disease resistant (more than other rudbeckias).
Awarded by Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK)!
It looks like average Rudbeckia, but you will notice of significantly narrow leaves.
Vigorous, sturdy, very upright (doesn't flop), 2.5-3' tall x 18-24" wide clumps, that don't spread like 'Goldstrum'.
Full sun, half shade, average soils, medium moist to dry. Heat, drought resistant, very disease resistant. Orange-yellow flowers are 3-4" in diameter, blooms from mid summer to early fall.
Rabbits and deer avoid it. Good for butterflies and pollinators.
Hardy in zones 5 to 9.
Native wildflower to Midwest, Alabama and Georgia, see the USDA distribution map.
Easy to grow perennial for summer border, drier slopes, shallower soil, for erosion control, pollinator or butterfly garden. Very good cut flower.
Pot size : square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa - ORANGE CONEFLOWER (clumps, drought and disease resistant)
Excellent native perennial - very drought and heat tolerant, deer and disease resistant (more than other rudbeckias).
Awarded by Award of Garden Merit by Royal Horticultural Society (UK)!
It looks like average Rudbeckia, but you will notice of significantly narrow leaves.
Vigorous, sturdy, very upright (doesn't flop), 2.5-3' tall x 18-24" wide clumps, that don't spread like 'Goldstrum'.
Full sun, half shade, average soils, medium moist to dry. Heat, drought resistant, very disease resistant. Orange-yellow flowers are 3-4" in diameter, blooms from mid summer to early fall.
Rabbits and deer avoid it. Good for butterflies and pollinators.
Hardy in zones 5 to 9.
Native wildflower to Midwest, Alabama and Georgia, see the USDA distribution map.
Easy to grow perennial for summer border, drier slopes, shallower soil, for erosion control, pollinator or butterfly garden. Very good cut flower.
Pot size : square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Customer Reviews
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Repeat purchase!
I continue to feel excited each time I get plants from US Perennials. The plants are large and super healthy. I'll probably be back for more next year because I love these coneflowers.
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Rubeckia fulgida - Orange Coneflower
This black-eyed-susan-look-alike is vigorous and a perennial, not a biennial. I'm thrilled with it (unfortunately so is a rabbit that's become a return "customer". I've planted enough for everyone, however, and will be adding more next year. As is the case with all the plants I've bought from US Perennials, these are quite large and vigorous on arrival.
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Thrilled with this native coneflower!
I've reordered this several times now. I am planting them along a long fence on which I have planted Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet or Coral Honeysuckle), which I also bought from US Perennials. I'm so grateful to find these super healthy and vigorous specimens.