A bright yellow flower with a brown centre. This is an easy to grow plant that flowers from mid-summer right through autumn. Rudbeckia has a long history of medicinal uses.
Purpose: brightly coloured flowers boost mood and positive emotions.
Sensory appeal
Sight
Yellow flowers from mid-summer into late autumn extending the garden’s season of interest
Quick facts
Height
0.5-1m
Spread
0.45m
Flower colour
Yellow with a brown centre
Season of interest
Mid-summer – autumn
Plant type
Herbaceous
Hardiness
Not fully hardy
Life cycle
Short-lived perennial, best grown as an annual
How to grow
Start from
Seed or buy plug plants
Light
Full sun
Soil
Moist but well-drained
Planting distance
30-40cm apart
Care and maintenance
General
Deadhead as the flowers fade to encourage more blooms
