Rudbeckia have ‘won me over’ to yellow perennials…so reliable. My lacianata is now huge, and didn’t cope with the dry summer well without extra water, and it’s tempting to cut down the stems after flowering. However we leave them as in late Oct/Nov the seeds are covered with bullfinches! Worth growing for that treat alone!
I grow rudbeckia 'rustic dwarf' from seed at my allotment and for my Mum. At my Mums I've grow one in a pot as well as in the ground and they're all flowering loverly. The flowers stay looking good for ages, lots of flowers per plant and although a dwarf, it's still a good size. Another great video. All the best, John, Hampshire, UK
I am in the NW US trying to get my native western coneflower established and as soon as I planted it, it was immediately nibbled to the ground 😢. It's actually growing back now, amazingly, so it may live yet.
Love this channel Makes a change from all the stateside ones. Keen to start gardening now my kids are grown up. Want to turn the lawn/football pitch into a garden to be proud of First stage has been to remove a Massive play house climbing frame thing and dig a border out in the middle of which I’ve planted a copper leaved silver birch Any suggestions for companion plants would be well received
Very thorough investigation into Rudbeckia & it's good to see the plants in profile however it's a bit hard to visually understand how it will look in a garden when you have it UP ON a table top.
Do you know why Rudbeckia Goldsturm always gets rust on the leaves midway through its blooming period? I remove them as they appear and put in garbage bags, but rust happens each end of summer.
As a South African, Rudbeckia is my favourite part. Thank you for all the ones I haven't got. Will get them next year. I have Rudbeckia Indian summer and have luck in over wintering a few in pots. I also had a wonderful surprise with some self sown Indian summers popping up in a bed. Huge flowers, earliest flowers and just magic. Probably known as an annual. Going to mulch mine properly. Colour as the nights close in too fast.
Thank you for showing the beautiful varieties. We get just a couple in our nurseries, here in BC Canada. And especially pleased you mentioned the echinacea at the end! I thought I had read it was originally the same family as rudbeckia. Cheers!
Hi Rosy, are any of the Rudbeckia slightly more tolerant of shade - I've got the perfect position for some perennials under a tall birch but do struggle to find taller perennials for that position.
The rudbeckia I grow this season are calles «summer rudbeckia» and the seed was solid as annuals. Is that because its too cold winters for them here i Norway?
I think most rudbeckia are hardy to USDA hardiness zones 4-9. So that translates to winter low temperatures of -34 to -29 deg C. Not sure where you are but hopefully that helps. You will have better luck putting them in the sunniest, most well drained position if you're in a cold climate.
Rudbeckia Hirta is sold as an annual. They are tender perennials which means they may or may not come back but it’s not because of weather, it’s just that they don’t live long. I bought 3 plants one summer and 1 of them died in the fall way before any freeze. The other 2 came back the following season but again died in the fall way before any freeze. Luckily they seeded and I now have 4 plants growing nicely this season.
These are beautiful. My black eyed susans have not let me down.
No shit Rosie, and now that they've been coming out with Echibeckias...that's all we need. One of my top 3 Perennials.
Rudbeckia have ‘won me over’ to yellow perennials…so reliable. My lacianata is now huge, and didn’t cope with the dry summer well without extra water, and it’s tempting to cut down the stems after flowering. However we leave them as in late Oct/Nov the seeds are covered with bullfinches! Worth growing for that treat alone!
I grow rudbeckia 'rustic dwarf' from seed at my allotment and for my Mum. At my Mums I've grow one in a pot as well as in the ground and they're all flowering loverly. The flowers stay looking good for ages, lots of flowers per plant and although a dwarf, it's still a good size. Another great video. All the best, John, Hampshire, UK
If you see this, could you let me know the name of the gold rush because I can only find it on your site but it’s not in stock. Thanks
Was it 'American Gold Rush' or 'Little Gold Star'?
My plants always get eaten up by rabbits. I've had some luck by building a wire cage around some plants. Are there any varieties rabbits don't like?
I have the same problem🐰😣
I am in the NW US trying to get my native western coneflower established and as soon as I planted it, it was immediately nibbled to the ground 😢. It's actually growing back now, amazingly, so it may live yet.
Both hirta and fulgida are excellent for winter sowing. I got about 20 plants from a single 6 liter water jug.
Love this channel
Makes a change from all the stateside ones. Keen to start gardening now my kids are grown up. Want to turn the lawn/football pitch into a garden to be proud of
First stage has been to remove a Massive play house climbing frame thing and dig a border out in the middle of which I’ve planted a copper leaved silver birch
Any suggestions for companion plants would be well received
Very thorough investigation into Rudbeckia & it's good to see the plants in profile however it's a bit hard to visually understand how it will look in a garden when you have it UP ON a table top.
Do you know why Rudbeckia Goldsturm always gets rust on the leaves midway through its blooming period? I remove them as they appear and put in garbage bags, but rust happens each end of summer.
As a South African, Rudbeckia is my favourite part.
Thank you for all the ones I haven't got.
Will get them next year.
I have Rudbeckia Indian summer and have luck in over wintering a few in pots.
I also had a wonderful surprise with some self sown Indian summers popping up in a bed.
Huge flowers, earliest flowers and just magic.
Probably known as an annual. Going to mulch mine properly.
Colour as the nights close in too fast.
Thank you for showing the beautiful varieties. We get just a couple in our nurseries, here in BC Canada. And especially pleased you mentioned the echinacea at the end! I thought I had read it was originally the same family as rudbeckia. Cheers!
Hi Rosy, are any of the Rudbeckia slightly more tolerant of shade - I've got the perfect position for some perennials under a tall birch but do struggle to find taller perennials for that position.
Does anyone know what variety the echinacea was? That was never mentioned.
Thanks for shearing your acknowlege
God damn Rosy, you fire gurl 🔥
The rudbeckia I grow this season are calles «summer rudbeckia» and the seed was solid as annuals. Is that because its too cold winters for them here i Norway?
I think most rudbeckia are hardy to USDA hardiness zones 4-9. So that translates to winter low temperatures of -34 to -29 deg C. Not sure where you are but hopefully that helps. You will have better luck putting them in the sunniest, most well drained position if you're in a cold climate.
Rudbeckia Hirta is sold as an annual. They are tender perennials which means they may or may not come back but it’s not because of weather, it’s just that they don’t live long. I bought 3 plants one summer and 1 of them died in the fall way before any freeze. The other 2 came back the following season but again died in the fall way before any freeze. Luckily they seeded and I now have 4 plants growing nicely this season.