6 Reasons Rudbeckias Rock! By Abby Lapides
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howy, long blooming and rugged, Rudbeckias, AKA black-eyed Susans, are powerhouse plants that thrive in the St. Louis area. In fact, there are at least 9 Rudbeckia species native to Missouri. These easy to grow, pollinator favorites should be in everyone’s garden and here’s why.
Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’
that plagued many of the older fulgida varieties (‘Goldstrum’ I’m talking to you). A perfect landscape plant, ‘American Gold Rush’ will grace gardens for years to come.
They
attract butterflies
and other pollinators to the garden
Want butterflies in your garden? Especially monarchs? While all plants for the hands-off Rudbeckias attract pollinators, monarchs can’t resist the nectar gardener rich flowers of ‘Herbstsonne’. If you’re looking for a longAlso knows as ‘Autumn Sun’, blooming easy-care plant look ‘Herbstsonne’ provides 8 weeks no further than ‘American Gold of shuttlecock-shaped, mac n’ Rush’. Appearing for most of cheese yellow flowers that are the summer, half-dollar-sized like candy to the monarchs. Just golden yellow blossoms form into perfectly shaped domes 18” in diameter. ‘American Gold add milkweed, blazing star and asters and you will have a gorgeous Rush’ also displays leaves that are completely free of diseases monarch haven.
They’re
easy
landscape
THE GARDEN IS CALLING.
DIG IN.
2832 Barrett Station Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021 www.greenscapegardens.com
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The Gateway Gardener™ OCTOBER 2021
