Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii (Sullivants Coneflower)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Tolerant of a variety of soil types including: rich, average, loam, clay and gravelly-rocky soils.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Golden-yellow rays surround a dark, brown cone. June-October.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies and bees and other pollinators. Food source and shelter for mammals and songbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Wavy-lined Emerald and Silvery Checkerspot butterflies
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
This relatively short Rudbeckia is absolutely loaded with brilliant yellow flowers! A long-lived and reliable bloomer, Sullivants Coneflower looks spectacular when massed in drifts. Add to your cottage, pollinator, rain or butterfly garden for a long-lasting cheerful display that will brighten your late summer/fall garden. Deer, drought, clay soil, dry soil and air pollutant tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Tolerant of a variety of soil types including: rich, average, loam, clay and gravelly-rocky soils.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Golden-yellow rays surround a dark, brown cone. June-October.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies and bees and other pollinators. Food source and shelter for mammals and songbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Wavy-lined Emerald and Silvery Checkerspot butterflies
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
This relatively short Rudbeckia is absolutely loaded with brilliant yellow flowers! A long-lived and reliable bloomer, Sullivants Coneflower looks spectacular when massed in drifts. Add to your cottage, pollinator, rain or butterfly garden for a long-lasting cheerful display that will brighten your late summer/fall garden. Deer, drought, clay soil, dry soil and air pollutant tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Dry to moist, well-drained soil. Tolerant of a variety of soil types including: rich, average, loam, clay and gravelly-rocky soils.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Golden-yellow rays surround a dark, brown cone. June-October.
WILDLIFE: Attracts butterflies and bees and other pollinators. Food source and shelter for mammals and songbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Wavy-lined Emerald and Silvery Checkerspot butterflies
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
This relatively short Rudbeckia is absolutely loaded with brilliant yellow flowers! A long-lived and reliable bloomer, Sullivants Coneflower looks spectacular when massed in drifts. Add to your cottage, pollinator, rain or butterfly garden for a long-lasting cheerful display that will brighten your late summer/fall garden. Deer, drought, clay soil, dry soil and air pollutant tolerant.