| Description | A free flowering Rudbeckia. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | brown eye Susan flowers |
| Fruit | achene (a dry fruit where the seed separates from the seed coat) |
| Stems | rhizomatous |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 24-36 inches tall, up right mounding |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | "Charles Deam was the first to find it and he only found it in two places in Indiana. After 1916 he never was able to find it there again." (hortgardenstoday.blogspot.com) |
| Author's Notes | I see this growing in a shaded spot at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, every time I walk through the wooded wildflower area. The pictures are all from this place. |
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