Re: Rudbekia "Indian Summer"

This is from a similar thread earlier this year.  I planted four this
spring and my dogs dug up three.  The last has some virus that is causing
all the petals to curl <sigh>.  There is always next year!!

Bob

>I did hear back from the Horticulturist at Powell Gardens (KC's botanical
>garden), Alan Branhagan.  He said they treat "Indian Summer" as an annual
>and grow it from new seed each year.  In our area, according to Mr.
>Branhagan, it is rarely perennial.  A little disappointing, but it adds new
>interest to the Rudbekia seed starting thread!
>
>Bob, Linda, and "Jake Divine"
>NE Kansas
>Zone 6a
>
>
>At 03:49 PM 5/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>How timely - I've spent a good portion of my spring looking for *Indian
>>Summer*!! Mine from last year didn't come back - but then I divided it
>>and moved it in August to our new house - pretty stressful!!  I
>>*settled* for *Goldstrum* last week, and low and behold I found *Indian
>>Summer* today at a roadside stand.  I find *Indian Summer* to produce
>>superior flowers to *Goldstrum* - but that's just my opinion.
>>
>>At my OLD house, I couldn't get it to NOT come back.  Every year it was
>>bigger and better than ever.  I mulch it with leaves very heavily in
>>fall and had never had a problem until this year.
>>
>>All the best of luck with it - I LOVE it - can you tell?
>>
>>Pat Mitchell
>>zone 5 SE Wisconsin

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