Saturday, 22 September 2012

Rudbeckia fulgida



Name:  Rudbeckia fulgida
Common Name:
orange cone flower
Family:
Asteraceae
        Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover              
        Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber         x    Herbaceous                     
    x    Perennial
Habit:
erect
Hard. Zone: 
usda 4
Mature Size: .45m spread by .9m tall 


Leaf: lance shape, entire basal, lance shaped, toothed stem, mid green

Fall/Winter Color:

       Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         
         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: orange yellow ray florets,conical blackish brown disk florets


Infl.: composite

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.    ( July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period) 
Water Use:
       High          Low

Soil:
       Rich       Lean      
   x   Well-drained

Exposure:
   x    Sun   x    Semi-shade                   
       Shade
Landscape uses:
border, bedding, cut flowers

Limitations: slugs, snails, aphids, rust 
Other Features:  rhizomatous











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