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Rudbeckia triloba |
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| Common name |
brown-eyed susan |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial |
| Flowers |
yellow/brown (late summer-fall) |
| Size |
3-4' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
| Seed ripens | mid-October |
Masses of yellow daisies with brown centers make this a late-season garden standout. We bought it last year as a perennial, but learned later that it usually behaves as a biennial. I'm not sure if the plant pictured was a returning remnant of the original plant, or a quick-to-bloom seedling. Either way, we hope to establish a permanent stand in our garden.
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| | The leaf way at the bottom shows the reason for the species name - the basal leaves have three lobes |
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| | Another year, a big crop of seedlings - color explosion! |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: the lane Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Janet DG | May 12, 2006 | I love this plant! It does well with very little sunlight, although it does prefer a full-sun exposure. |
| Julie F/Philadelphia | Aug 21, 2008 | I came upon your Web site by looking up a plant I wanted to know about. I'm totally in awe!!! Regarding the Rudbeckia triloba, it's a lovely plant and much nicer than the thugish, invasive black-eyed susan. Although this plant appeared in my garden all on its own. So, I suspect it has the invasive qualities of its cousin. |
| Pat W, Mn | Nov 25, 2008 | I had two plants this year from seed in 07. They are spectacular. Never saw a plant with 100's of blooms for almost two months. We'll have to see if it makes it to year 3 in my Z4 garden. I recommend this guy for a stand out display in Aug-Sep.
Rudbeckia triloba is a biennial, so your current plants probably won't be back this year. They self-seed very well for us, so their offspring will most likely be back for a repeat show! |
| kelleyRN | Sep 07, 2009 | these re seed themselves all over the place. the deer also love to eat them so that keeps them in control. |
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