| Description | Prairie Glow Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia triloba) is a cultivar of the native Brown Eyed Susan. It grows in moist to average soil and produces masses of red-orange daisy flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-a) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Biennials, Short lived perennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | moist, average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist moderately rich soils, tolerates average |
| Flowers | The red-orange flowers have golden tips and are 1-2 inches in diameter. They are smaller than many of our other native Rudbeckia species, but they make up for it in numbers. The blooms have 8-10 rays with a dark brown to black center, and they can last for almost two months. |
| Fruit | A dry fruit where the seed separates from the seed coat (achene). |
| Leaves | tri-lobed |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 3-5 by 2-3 feet (HS) mounding |
| Maintenance | Cut back to the ground in the fall. Will ressed and some ofthe voluteer seedlings may need to be rogued out. |
| Propagation | seeds. division, cuttings |
| Native Site | Species plant native to areas of North America. |
| Cultivar Origin | American Beauties Native Plants®, Connecticut, USA |
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