Rudbeckia fulgida

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Features:	✓	fire resistant
USDA Zones:		on"on" is not a number. to on"on" is not a number.

Scientific Names

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Rudbeckia fulgida, commonly known as Black-eyed Susan, Brilliant Coneflower, Eastern Coneflower, or Orange Coneflower, is a perennial plant native to eastern North America.

Stems are hairy, ridged, and dark green. Leaves are dark green, sparsely but rouchly haired, simple, with sparsely serrate margins.

Flowers are heads, with black disk florets and bright orange ray florets, borne singly on stems that extend above the foliage.

In the garden, this plant spreads aggressively by both rhizomes and seed.

The ripe seed is a favorite food of finches in winter.

Read about Rudbeckia fulgida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rudbeckia fulgida, Ait. Perennial, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. more or less hairy on both sides, the lower ones 3-nerved: rays 12-14, 1 in. long. Dry soil, Pa. to Mo., south to La. and Texas. Var. compacta, Hort., is a dwarf compact-growing form. Var. variabilis, Hort., is a form growing about 3 ft. high, with numerous rigid sts.: fls.-heads with yellow and brown ray-florets and dark purple disk-florets. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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