Rudbeckia Denver Daisy

by Doug
(Somewhere in his garden)

The American Garden Award - a popular vote of visitors/gardeners to 18 public garden has just tabulated the votes and Rudbeckia 'Denver Daisy' has been awarded first place for 2010.


As you can see, the bloom on the black-eye-Susan has a reddish ring to a golden yellow bloom (with traditional chocolate-brown center). The blooms are 4-6 inches across and the foliage is a deep, dark-green.

In trials this summer, this plant produced well in all weather extremes - from hot and dry right through to wet and humid. Given it is a seed-generated variety, it is readily available from a wide variety of seed companies (don't look for it on seed racks) this coming year and quite likely better garden centers as started plants.

It is a hybrid of Rudbeckia hirta, growing to 2-feet tall and almost equally wide.

It is not going to be hardy in USDA 4 - and likely not in too many other places given R. hirta (a biennial) is the major parent. Plan on growing this as an annual flower.