Rudbeckia fulgida

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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. B.M. 1996. Mn. 6:221. 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.


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Rudbeckia fulgida
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Rudbeckia
Species: R. fulgida

Binomial name
Rudbeckia fulgida
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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.

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