| Description | One of the newer selection of Rudbeckia hirta. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | best in full sun but will tolerate some shade. |
| Moisture | moderate, tolerate some dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 5 inches, bi color with golden ray flowers, appeared to be tipped in bright yellow, grown as annual but is really a biennial. |
| Fruit | achene (a dry fruit where the seed separates from the seed coat) |
| Leaves | coarse dark green, basal clumps, smaller stem leaves |
| Stems | has short bristles |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | Reaches 2-3 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Bred by Ernst Benary of Germany. A 2003 All American Selections winner and a Flueroselect winner in Europe. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name Rudbeckia is named after Olof Rudbeck the Elder and his son Olof Rudbeck the Younger. Two Swedish botanists who were friends of Linnaeus. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen Rudbeckia hirta hybrids listed as low as hardiness zone #4, usually #5. In hardiness zone #5 where I garden, these plants are temperamental perennials. Best grown as annuals. |
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