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Rudbeckia fulgida

Gloriosa Daisy

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Information by: Jerry Sortomme - Editor        Photographer: Linda Engstrom

 

Description

This perennial will grow to 3' tall and has small, dark green leaves with yellow flowers that bloom in summer and fall. This is a perennial coneflower with yellow-orange, slightly curved petals, each toothed at its apex. The 1-3 ft. stems and scattered, oval leaves are covered with bristly hairs. Flower heads are 2-3 in. wide. Southeastern forms of this variable species have smaller flowers.

 

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Medium

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.