A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Orange coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Golden flowers feed pollinators, and seedheads left standing become a fall food source for goldfinches.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Also called perennial black-eyed Susan; spreads into colonies in well-drained soil. Choose a locally native variety.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft tall · 1–2 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–9
- Garden role
- Long-lasting daisy flowers
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of shasta daisy.
Leucanthemum × superbum
Try orange coneflower for long-lasting daisy flowers.
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Photo credits & licenses
Orange coneflower: F. D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Shasta daisy: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0
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