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Orange Coneflower

Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida)
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Orange Coneflower in flower
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Rudbeckia fulgida

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

The gold daisy nurseries sell as Goldsturm

EasyFlowers
Light
Full sun–part shade
Moisture
Medium
Mature size
2–3 ft
Spacing
2 ft
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jul–Sep
How it spreads
Clump, can seed
What to buy
A gallon plant. Goldsturm is the common form.
When to plant
Apr–May or Sep

In the design

Not a Chicago native. It is the reliable yellow daisy for a designed bed in zone 6a. Deadheading stretches the bloom. Leaving the cones feeds birds.

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