Re: Rudbeckia

Not all Rudbeckias are called Black-eyed Susan, Jim.  One is called
Brown-eyed Susan, R. triloba.  Up here you have to watch the Rudbeckias that
are marked R. sp.   You could easily be getting one that acts as an annual.
I picked up a R. fulgida 'Goldsturm' a few weeks ago.  Meijers had another
one of their 1/2 price sales on quart new arrivals.  They were nicely
rooted, (well-filled-out on top too) quarts of very ordinary plants for
$1.50 ea.  But I can pot them on to gallons and sell them at my August plant
sale for $4.00 easily.  Only found one Rudbeckia, but got 10 ea of Heuchera
Palace Purple, Veronica Blue Bouquet, English Lavender, and Sedum Autumn
Joy.   Also got a deal from Bluestone on Sedum kamtschaticum, Aquilegia
Winky Red & White, and Potentilla Monarch Velvet.  These plants will help
fill out the stuff I'm also dividing from my yard.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rudbeckia


> Easily could be, Chris.
>
> On Jul 17, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
>
> >> In addition to the variegated lemon, we bought a couple of Rudbeckias
> >> at Lowes on Friday. I don't know what species they are; neither does
> >> the grower, apparently ["Rudbeckia sp."]. Common name is "Black-eyed
> >> Susan," but fully one-third of all flowers in the New World northern
> >> hemisphere seem to be called black-eyed susan. So who knows. It is
> >> dazzling, however. 5-inch diameter dark, deep yellow blooms with a
> >> fringe of black around a grey center.
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> >    Could it be Rudbeckia 'Indian Summer'?
> >
> >       http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ast/rudis/
> >
> >    But like you say, just about everything is a Rudbeckia nowadays.  :)
> >
> >    I just came back from a nursery visit myself.  Good thing I only
> > went
> >    to pick up one non-plant product; I came back with a carload of
> > goodies.
> >
> >    I'm outside finding homes and figuring out what I shouldn't have
> > bought
> >    right now.
> >
> >    How are the temperatures by you?  Any better today?  No hail?
> >
> > Chris
> >
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> Island Jim
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> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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