Rudbeckia, Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Autumn Colors'

Decent plant, there are so many of these Rudbeckia that look just a bit different from each other. Flowers lasted a long time.

These plants have been a joy. They have bloomed continuously for the last two years, even last Christmas when covered with snow.
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Six of these plants are sprouting their seeds while still in the flower head, and many others are spreading all over the flower beds. They are a very attractive and colorful plant.

They give a big splash of colour in your garden and in a vase for a long time. I've deadheaded regulary and cut them down a little by pla...Read Morecing lots of them in a vase.

I love the colors in this plant! Best treated as a short lived perennial, as they don't seem to endure for many seasons. They tend to ha...Read Moreve a powdery mildew problem, so make sure there is good air circulation and the foliage does not stay damp.

That said, the beautiful bronze flowers are just wonderful in a garden where there are too many pinks and purples. A big plus at my house.

My experience is different. I grew several of these from seed last year (2003) and they had grown to about four inches by Easter 2004. I ...Read Moreplanted them in my garden in France and did nothing to them, other than give them an automated watering every two days
for 20 minutes.

When I returned in late July, they were as shown...

It could be that they are best grown as biennials.

This is my second year with these. Although I love the color the plant does not generally make it past mid July. I have a variety of ot...Read Moreher Rudbeckia's and Coneflowers and this one perplexes me. I have grown it both in containers and in the ground and it does not matter where they are. I will not grow it again.