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Seed Pack - Orange Coneflower [Showy Black-eyed Susan] (Rudbeckia fulgida)

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This listing is for one packet of Showy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) seeds. Each packet contains roughly 150 seeds. For best germination of native species, remember to scatter seeds October -January!

A.k.a. showy black-eyed Susan.* A showy Rudbeckia that stays comparatively short and can tolerate some dry conditions. Bloom period lasts for roughly a month in midsummer, but a second bloom can be encouraged with deadheading. Reasonably drought tolerant once established.

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Loamy, Rocky

Height: 2'-3'

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: July-Sep

Root Type: Rhizome

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees, flies, small butterflies, and beetles. Hosts a few moths including the wavy lined emerald and blackberry looper moths. Commonly browsed by many mammals.

*Not an Echinacea, but some members of Rudbeckia are often called coneflowers. Petition for the common names to at least stick to genera. Orange coneflower is often applied to Echinacea paradoxa, which NPU refers to as Ozark coneflower.

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