| Description | Viette's Little Suzy (Rudbeckia fulgida speciosa) a down sized version of the larger Rudbeckia Goldstrum. Downsized in height and flower size. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | prefers full but tolerates partial |
| Moisture | moist is best, average, not drought tolerant |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | survived the polar vortex of the 2018-2019 winter |
| Flowers | brown eyed Susan daisy-like flowers start blooming toward the end of July. |
| Fruit | achene |
| Leaves | dark glossy basal leaves, slightly cupped, become sparser up the stem. |
| Stems | rhizomatous, clump-forming |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 15-18" tall, by equal or greater spread, clump forming, height is directly related to the amount of moisture |
| Maintenance | best to cut back the stems flush to the basal foliage after flowering and when the foliage starts to deteriorate. |
| Propagation | easy by division |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by the Viette's Nursery in Virginia USA |
| Misc Facts | The genus name Rudbeckia is named after Olof Rudbeck the Elder and his son Olof Rudbeck the Younger. Two Swedish botanists you were friends of Linnaeus. Fulgida translates as shinning. |
| Author's Notes | I have an old patch of Little Suzie in one of my gardens (2000-2019). Needs extra water or the plants basically wilt all the time during the drier hot periods. If allowed to wilt to many times the plants may only reach 50% of their height. |
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