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Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima |
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Blackeyed Susan. Yellow Daisy, English Bullseye, Gloriosa |
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2-3 feet erect to round growth habit |
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Flowers with golden-yellow rays and often deeply
colored toward the base of the rays. 1-2 inches
long, disk flowers are dull brown to nearly
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Summer and fall |
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Leaves simple, lower leaves sessile, 5 inches
long.
alternate, coarsely hairy, leaves petioled, upper oblong
to lanceolate |
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Downy mildew, rust, powdery mildew (quite
common), ambrosia aphid and sawfly |
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Full sun or light shade in ordinary soil |
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'Becky Mix' - Compact plants, 8-l0” tall with
golden-yellow flowers with bronze centers.
- 'Gloriosa Single Daisy' - 36 inches, golden yellow ray flowers,
brown disk flowers.
- 'Gloriosa Double Daisy' - 36 inches, double
and semidouble flowers, golden-yellow, tetraploid.
- 'Goldilocks' - Compact, 10-15 inches tall with double or semidouble golden yellow flowers.
- 'Irish Eyes' - 30 inches, golden flowers, 5 inches wide with green
centers.
- 'Marmalade' - 22 inches, shorter than other selections with
golden-orange flowers.
- 'Rustic Colors' - 18-22 inches, similar to 'Marmalade'
but with mixed colors of orange, bronze,
brown, bicolors and solid colors.
- 'Sputnik' - Bright yellow flowers with very dark brown
centers. Excellent plant for cut flowers.
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