Re: grasses and rudbeckia and advice RUDBEKIA TRILOBA

Wow, sounds like i need to check out those two rudbeckias. thanks.


"Saxton, Susan" wrote:

> Hurray Claire -- I almost suggested this plant too because it is now my VERY FAVORITE rudbekia.  The flowers are smaller than you are used to seeing, but the plant is taller and very strong -- didn't need staking in my windy garden.  The flowers are just "sweet" if the guys will pardon me for being so scentimental on the subject ;-)  And I have already experienced polite reseeding so I will move them around the garden.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ECPep@aol.com [E*@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:00 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: Re: grasses and rudbeckia and advice
>
> In a message dated 3/19/02 2:53:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, stevemh@gis.net
> writes:
>
> << Hi,
>  I'm going to install a planting of ornamental grasses and Rudbeckias
>  this spring and could use some advice. I'm thinking of Rudbeckia
>  'Goldsturm' >>
>
> Steve,
>
> Also try Rudbeckia triloba which is a native plant.  This is much taller than
> Goldsturm and blooms into October, giving you a longer season.  It is
> biennial and seeds itself reliably,  you will never lose it.
>
> Also try Rudbeckia Indian Summer as this is much more beautiful than
> Goldstrum but also biennial.  I have not lost this plant since introduced, it
> is often perennial here.
>
> The thing with Goldsturm, don't buy seeds, you do need plants, is that it is
> perennial very reliably.  Goldsturm needs water to do well, the others
> perform without watering.
>
> Rudbeckia triloba is a bushy plant with millions of small brown eyed susans
> and is sold by Gardens North, a Canadian firm with lots of zone 4 seeds.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
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