I am so ready to enjoy summer that I am celebrating a whole family of plants that seem to require and enjoy Missouri’s inconsistent weather. They are the ambassadors and the cheerleaders for our heat and humidity!
Popular in most gardens, these brown-eyed, black-eyed and even green eyed flowers are easy going enough for the “weekend gardener”, showy enough for the “bigger is better” crowd and tough enough to withstand hurt feelings from the “sorry I forgot your name, “ sorry I thought you were a weed”, and the “sorry, now there is too many of you” crowd.
Don’t be afraid to get to know this diverse daisy–like plant family that is so “at home” in our clay soils. Managing this large of a family can be easy, just balance your curiosity with healthy tolerance limits. and when you have hit your max , learn to edit!
Here are some great links, beautiful pictures and hopefully useful comments!
Rudbeckia fulgida - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida 'Blovi' VIETTE'S LITTLE SUZY - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida 'City Garden' - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida 'Early Bird Gold' - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia 'Herbstsonne' - coneflowerRudbeckia hirta - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' - black-eyed Susan Plant of Merit Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Spring' - black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' - black-eyed Susan Plant of Merit Rudbeckia laciniata - cutleaf coneflowerRudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia' - cutleaf coneflowerRudbeckia maxima - large coneflowerRudbeckia missouriensis - Missouri coneflowerRudbeckia occidentalis 'Black Beauty' - coneflowerRudbeckia subtomentosa - sweet coneflowerRudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' - sweet coneflowerRudbeckia 'Summerblaze' - coneflowerRudbeckia triloba - brown-eyed Susan
In favor of nicknames, large families, every shade of yellow and any daisy-like flowers, also sympathetic to those who also struggle with editing; plants, time, stuff and words!
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