Rudbeckias (Rudbeckia spp.), also frequently called black-eyed Susan or coneflower, among other names, are American natives beloved for their cheerful yellow and orange daisy like flowers. The rudbeckia family contains perennials, biennials and annuals, all simple to grow in full sunlight and tolerant of a broad array of soil problems. Rudbeckias entice butterflies to the garden, and make excellent cut flower topics.
Rudbeckia Fulgida
Most known as the black-eyed Susan or orange coneflower, crops of Rudbeckia fulgida function 2 inch-wide yellow flowers with both brown or black facilities, and deep-green, lance-shaped leaves covered with fine hairs. This perennial is hardy in zones 3 through 9. The species type of Rudbeckia fulgida develops to 3-feet by 3 feet, even though cultivars are somewhat smaller. Popular options include âGoldsturm,” with vivid orange yellow blooms made for 7 to 2 months from midsummer, and âVietteâs Small Suzy,â with petite yellow flowers on a plant only 10 to 14-inches large.
Rudbeckia Laciniata
Plants of Rudbeckia laciniata, or cut-leaf coneflower, are descended from American wild flowers of the eastern U.S. and hardy in zones 3 through 9. These rudbeckias simply take their title from their deeply-lobed leaves. Huge proportions can be reached by the species plant, 4 feet and as high as 10-feet and is planted in a meadow when compared to a garden border. A more refined cultivar is the 7-foot-large âHerbstonne,â which sends up long flower-stalks in late summer to early autumn. Each flower’s lemon yellow rays while the central cone rises above droop. âGoldquelle,â only 3-feet high and 1 1/2 feet broad, has double blooms of lemon yellow.
Rudbeckia Hirta
Rudbeckia hirta, also known as the gloriosa daisy or black-eyed Susan, is a biennial or a short lived perennial hardy in zones 3 through 7, but itâs usually handled as a yearly all through the U.S. because it’ll bloom in its first-season. This rudbeckia has an upright habit, reaching from 1 and three to four feet tall 1/2 feet broad. Cultivars contain âIrish Eyes,â featuring golden flowers using a light-green cone; âCherokee Sun Set,â with semi-double flowers in abundant autumn shades of yellow, orange, bronze and brown; and âCherry Brandy,â with strange blooms of vibrant cherry-red that deepens to maroon toward the flowerâs black-coned heart.
Other Rudbeckias
Rudbeckia maxima are included by rudbeckia species also known as black or large coneflower -eyed Susan, which grows from 3 to 6 feet and is hardy in zones 4 through 8. Brown, or Rudbeckia triloba -eyed Susan, is hardy in zones 4 and creates sprays of yellow flowers with purple- facilities. This self-sows in the backyard. Coneflower, or Rudbeckia subtomentosa, is hardy in zones 4 and got its its name in the vanilla – . Its flowers are golden-yellow using a brownish-purple cone.