Orange coneflowers have yellow petals with a bit of an orange tinge that surrounds a brown-purple central seed head and grows well in poorly drained clay soil. The Latin is Rudbeckia fulgida.

With yellow added to the gene pool, red and orange coneflowers became possible. One Echinacea species that has proved irresistible to breeders is the canary-yellow Echinacea paradoxa.

The yellow, orange and red ones can be a little tougher to get to survive for several years. Take a look at the tips below from Garden Gate to get the most out of your coneflowers.

There's nothing that says native prairie wildflowers as much as a gray-headed coneflower. This brilliantly-colored yellow flower waves in the wind on tall stems in many of our road ditches and the ...

Purple coneflowers still come in purple and they will always be recommended. Keep your eyes opened, however, for the new Orange You Awesome and Yellow My Darling.

The yellow orange centers of August Lavender echo the Butter Pecan to perfection. In another area of the landscape, I paired Butter Pecan and Raspberry Beret together in an informal drift and in ...