Re: Rudbeckia
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Rudbeckia
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:33:48 -0400
Karen --
No, don't get me wrong, I've no reason to doubt the label information.
It'll just be interesting to read about. I don't pay a lot of attention
to the hybridizing going on in DYCs ("Damn Yellow Composites") so they
may very well have come up with a R. hirta cultivar with 9" flowers.
The pure species R. hirta tends to be, at best, a short-lived perennial
(in some books earning it the "B" word). When seeing them in the wild,
though, I've always found them growing in dry, poor soil so in a
cultivated situation where they're getting better soil and more frequent
watering they might have better longevity.
There shouldn't be a problem in missing the blooms. Rudbeckia flowers
last a long time.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:42:13 -0400 Karen Butner <abtrlife@earthlink.net>
writes:
> Hi Dean,
>
> Thanks for the info. I guess this is a good case in point that info
> provided, whether on tags or in books, is not necessarily correct.
>
> My Rudbeckia has some green buds on it right now. Hopefully it will
> take
> several days for this to develop or that the flowers will last for
> several days. I'm going to be out of town for 5 - 6 days. Would hate
> to
> miss seeing what happens with it. Will update after the blooms
> arrive.
>
> Karen
> z5a
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