I love some of the new rudbeckias! This is the first one I've tried besides my ol' standby 'Goldsturm,' and I think I'm going to have to try some more. I just had to show it off.
Anyone else have interesting rudbeckia cultivars to show off?
Rudbeckia hirta 'Moreno' showin' off!
And here's another shot!
That's a nice one. I wonder if it comes true from seeds?
susan
I guess I'll find out! I'm going to let a couple seed heads remain this fall.
I let my Lemons and Oranges gaillardia go to seed last year and ended up with 100's of seedling this year. Can't wait until the ones I let grow bloom.
Susan
I've got rudbeckia Indian Summer. The year I bought and planted the first two, they did the same thing as yours. They seem to be difficult to start from transplants in our climate. I had to rig up shade and leave it on them for several weeks. I didn't get to enjoy the flowers that year because they were basically hidden but because they were shielded from the hot sun, one was able to bloom and it self seeded (the other never recovered). The volunteers grow healthy and strong without any protection so I think the best way to start this type of flower is from seed. I now have lots of volunteers that I can dig up while they are very small and move to wherever I want them.
Ooops! I posted to the wrong rudbeckia thread. I meant to put this on the thread farther down. Where's my brain today?
Well, it works here, too, NatureLover. :)
I love your rudbeckia! I decided this year that I am probably not going to plant goldstrum in the future because I prefer the more colorful rudbeckias. This year, I started from seed and planted goldstrum, becky (a dwarf rudbeckia), a multi colored rudbeckia (glorioso daisy), irish eyes (green center), prairie sun (green center, and darker gold ring around center) and Maya (a pretty multi petalled flower that looks like a giant marigold).
I probably have more echinacea and rudbeckia than anything else in the yard. They are such happy flowers. Rudbeckia always makes me smile.
This is a Rudbeckia I winter sowed the winter before last. It didn't bloom the first summer, but seems to be doing good this year. Can't rember the name, but it was mixed colors. Only ended up with 2 of them.
Here's the other one.
Those are pretty, lincolnitess!
I had ordered something called 'Summer Magic Mix'. I wonder if that's it?
Okay, I'm ready to post now.
This is Maya. The flowers are huge.
Close up of Maya. It looks like an overgrown impatient.
A gloriosa daisy
More gloriosa daisies.
This darker rudbeckia is also a gloriosa daisy. It came from the same seed pack.
Irish Eyes. I love the green center
pennefeather, I really like that one with the large dark center. Maya looks like a great one too. I'm thinking my mix may have been Cherokee Sunset.
susan
pennefeather--some gorgeous rudbeckias! I like that one with the big dark center, too. Really cool!
'Moreno' is in full bloom now. It's kind of an odd plant--I planted it deep enough when I initially planted it, but it's very tall and erect and when it gets rained on it tends to get tippy. I actually dug mine up and planted it deeper because the root ball seemed small and it looked like it was trying to heave out of the ground.
Here's how the replanted 'Moreno' looks now...
I'm going to have to add some moreno next year. That will make a nice contrast. I just hope that I don't overdo it on the seeds. I always plant so much more than I need.