Rudbeckia, Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Indian Summer'

I bought and planted 2 of these in different areas of my yard last summer-2009. Neither one came back this year. We have heavy snows in ...Read Morewinter with low temps, and it says they would do well in our zone -5a ( Geneva, Ohio), but they didn't. They completely disappeared. No trace of them having ever been there, but the plant marker.

I purchased 3 of these plants last fall, they kept blooming right through to November. In winter they died back, but in spring they boun...Read Moreced right back. I just love them. The color they add to my garden is amazing. The cut flowers last for a very long time and there seems to be an endless supply to bring indoors. I would recommend this plant to anyone.

I planted three of these plants in my garden last year and love it! The flowers are huge, the foliage is handsome, and the bloom season ...Read Morelong. A friend of my neighbor came over to take pictures.

This spring it was slow to come up. I have some other rudbeckia that were 12" tall before my Indian Summer started to show growth. I did not deadhead last year and I ended up with a lot of seedlings this year (that is cool with me...free plants!...gave some away and will move some to another spot in my yard).

Bought one of these this year for the first time. My plant is now almost 4 feet tall and blooms range from 4 to 5 inches across on long s...Read Moretems -- excellent for cutting! I would recommend this over any other rudbeckia I've tried for anyone wishing to cut flowers. (Other varieties I've tried have small blooms with varying age and quality clustered together -- a challenge for flower arranging at best!)

The seed packet listed this as an annual in our area - Zone 4b - but I have had several plants come back 3 or more years. Better yet, it ...Read Moreself seeds, so there are always younger plants coming along. Does not seed so prolifically that it becomes a problem.