Re: Rudbeckia
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Rudbeckia
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:52:03 -0400
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:06:24 -0400 Karen Butner <abtrlife@earthlink.net>
writes:
> Black-Eyed Susan - Indian Summer - Rudbeckia hirta
> Sun - Part Shade, 3 - 3 1/2 feet tall (90-105cm)
> ** Perennial **
> 1995 AAS award winner impressed judges with huge, 6-9" golden blooms
> on
> sturdy stems. Excellent for beds, borders, or cut-flower gardens.
> Flowers - Summer to frost
> Care - Very easy to grow in virtually any location. Tolerant of poor
> soil, heat, and droughts. No staking is required.
>
> Will be interesting to see if it actually gets flowers that big!
Karen --
Rudbeckia hirta is the common wild black-eyed susan -- with 2-3" blooms
-- so yes, it will be interesting to see if the flowers actually get 6-9"
across. Please keep us updated! ;-)
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
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