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Fri, Apr 15, 11 at 15:08
| I purchased a particular of black eyed susan last summer and unfortunately it did not come up again this spring. Can anyone id this particular type? As you can see this particular plant is true yellow in color, is much smaller than most black eyes and most uniquely has no black center. I purchased it at Home Depot and the tag just said black eyed susan so not sure what type it is. Any help is much appreciated. |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Fri, Apr 15, 11 at 15:38
| Looks like 'Irish Eyes' or 'Prairie Sun.' I'm growing the 'Irish Eyes' but I grew them from seed last year and they didn't bloom. I suggest you Google those two and see if you have a match. There might be one other rudbeckia with a light-colored eye but these are the only two I can think of. There's discussion around rudbeckia hirta being an annual vs. perennial so I wasn't sure the ones I grew from seed last year would come back. Since I have new growth on both 'Irish Eyes' and 'Autumn Colors' and the 'Irish Eyes' didn't bloom, they certainly didn't self-seed. Could mean they're biennial I suppose. I'll know better this time next year. |
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| Thanks so much for this info. By looking at the images it appears I had Rudbeckia Prairie Sun. I bought mine as a perennial. Since I may be moving I think I will get some seeds and go from there. Thanks again and good luck with your Rudbeckias. |
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| While these two (Prairie Sun & Irish Eyes) are similar, I was leaning toward Irish Eyes. I thought the petals on yours were a bit more elongated like Irish Eyes, and also the color was more like Irish Eyes. But don't take my word for it. I'm pretty bad at IDing things! But definitely take some seeds if you can - pretty blooms! :) |
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