![]() ![]() This article originally appeared in the Augissue, p. 'Goldsturm' works exceptionally well in both residential and. Tolerant of heat, drought and poor soil, perennials do not come any easier or more hardy and striking. Excellent Rudbeckia cultivarsinclude 'Marmalade', 'Gloriosa Double Daisy', 'Goldsturm', and'Rustic Colors'.Ĭoneflowers, no matter what the genus, provide gardeners withlong lasting color and plant durability. Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black Eyed Susan, Golden Coneflower) has giant masses of dramatic 1- to 2-inch golden-yellow blooms encasing a chocolate brown/black cone center. The flowers are good for cutting and produce a boldsplash of color in the garden. Dependingupon the species, the foliage can be deeply cut or entire and isoften hairy. They grow best in full sun to part shade in ordinarygarden soil and tolerate hot dry conditions without any problem.Plants grow 1 1/2 to 3 feet tall with alternate leaves. Flowering begins in mid to late summer and continuesuntil fall. All have yellow to gold ray flowers and brown to blackcenters. If you are looking for a plant to grow in a wildflowergarden, this plant is an excellent choice.Ĭoneflowers, also called black-eyed Susans, ( Rudbeckia spp.)are commonly grown annuals, biennials, and perennials in the flowergarden. The lightyellow ray petals arranged around the cone droop downward untilthey are almost parallel to the stalk. Flowersoccur singly or in groups at the top of flower stems. Leaves are alternate on thestem and are composed of 3 to 7 lance-shaped leaflets. The plant grows up to 4 feet tall with slendergrooved stems covered with fine hairs. Prairie or yellow coneflower ( Ratibida pinnata) is awildflower commonly found along roadsides, in prairie areas, andother dry spots. Some excellent cultivars include 'Alba', 'Bright Star', and 'Robert Bloom'. The plantgrows 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. The leaves are 4 to 8 inches inlength, dark green in color with short stiff hairs. The foliage of this plant is arranged alternatelyon the stem and coarse in texture. Flowers are excellent used as fresh cut or the cones are used indried bouquets. Flowering occurs from early summer until frost. Flowers are 1 to 3 inches indiameter with brown central cones surrounded by rose to purplecolored petals. ![]() It performs best in full sunand does not require fertilization. Purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea) is easy to growrequiring very little cultural input. The outer portion of the flowerhead is made upof numerous ray flowers each containing a long strap-like petal. The disk area can be raised orcolumnar in shape. The brown to black disk area is made upof many small individual flowers. "Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name.Coneflower is the common name ofseveral genera of plants including purple coneflower, Echinacea prairie coneflower, Ratibida and coneflower, Rudbeckia.Coneflowers get their common name from the central portion of theflower known as the disk. Oh, if only I could be that lucky! I have to get out there and collect some seeds before my birds strip the seed heads clean! Geesh, I don't think you can ever have too many coneflowers! I love them! This was really a valuable lesson to learn and it has helped increase the number of plants I now own.īe aware, they will spread by seed if you leave the seed heads for the birds. Oh yeah, I've been there and done that so many times, until I learned it was just as important to learn what all the different leaves look like, as it was the flowers. There were a bunch of plants that had what seemed like the same leaves but no flowers and I thought "Meh, some pretender weeds," and yanked em. I was cleaning out the rock garden where I had planted a "purple" (=dark pink) coneflower plant from Wal-Mart that's always done well. Louis, so I guess that sort of makes us like neighbors! I've heard of Lee Summit before, but I'm not really sure where it is? I live in Illinois, and I'm just across the river from St.
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