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Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye' (Perennial or Annual)

Posted by jmcbackyarddigger z6b So IL (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 17:21

I just saw them show Rudbeckia "Tiger Eye" on Victory Garden. It looked tremendous.

Is this a perennial or is it an annual?

In either event, if you have grown it, how has it performed for you and where is a good place to get it?

Thanks.


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RE: Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye' (Perennial or Annual)

Don't grow it. Never have, but when I Googled the name, the first few entries said it was an annual.

Kevin


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RE: Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye' (Perennial or Annual)

  • Posted by pippi21 Z7 Silver Spring, Md (My Page) on
    Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 20:05

I saw it at my favorite garden center and it looks similar to black eye susans but is large flowers..I have the double sun-gold rudbeckia..that I rec'd the seeds in the Wintersowing swap one year and it has double layers of petals on top of each other and large brown eye..It has done so well and I would love to find some more like it. The Tiger's eye were smaller than the one I have. I definately will be saving the seeds from it. When it first started putting out buds, Bambi had a midnight snack and I thought I'd be doomed for flowers but it rebounded and it has lots of flowers and it has been a favorite perennial this year with the exception of my daylilies that I just planted Sept. 2011 that I rec'd at plant swap.

Rudbeckia's will last a long time, and can tolerate drought conditions..easy to grow.


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RE: Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye' (Perennial or Annual)

Tiger Eye is definitely an annual in zone 6. It is also an F1 hybrids, so seed collected from them will not be true. It is a PHENOMENAL Rudbeckia hirta


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