The Plants
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
black-eyed susan
£9.00
Large, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers with cone-shaped, blackish-brown centres from August to October. Looks great planted in bold drifts with other late summer-flowering perennials and ornamental grasses.
Type
- Perennials
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Contemporary style garden
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Drought tolerant
- Ground cover
- Attractive to bees
Care instructions
Grow in any moist, preferably heavy, but well-drained soil. Cut back to the ground in late autumn. Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 60cm
Eventual spread: 45cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
Soil types
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Coastal