Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida
Español: Dama de noche
Blooms mid- summer into fall.



Wildflower garden, border plant, rain gardens, containers.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Wildlife

Small birds eat the seed.

Deer tend to avoid this.

Habitat

Flatwoods, open pine/oak forests, ruderal areas.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
  • Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.