Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'

Black-Eyed Susan, Goldsturm

S-PS

24-30"

June-August

Yellow

The 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year.  This is an easy-to-grow plant, with golden yellow black-eyed daisies on branching upright stems.  It makes an excellent cut flower and is a very long bloomer.

Rudbeckia laciniata

Coneflower, Cutleaf

S-PS

72-96"

August-September

Yellow

This plant can add a tall, dramatic accent to the back of a border.  It will grow well in sun or part sun.  Cutting this plant back in late summer will encourage a new flush of growth.

Rudbeckia triloba

Coneflower, Three-lobed

S

24-36"

July-September

Yellow/Brown

A biennial, this plant self-seeds freely.  It is the classic wild Black-Eyed Susan that is found in fields and woodside edges.  It makes a nice naturalizing plant.