Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset (T&M)
Double Rudbeckia are the exception rather than the rule but you can grow them from seed and astound the neighbours. Here are three varieties to order now and grow as annuals for next year.
Goldilocks has a real wow with a pale green centre and bright yellow petals. The cone of most Rudbeckias is far less pronounced but you still get a profusion of blooms.
Cherokee Sunset a Rudbeckia hirta about 2 foot tall in flower. The flowers are shaggy masses of orange and burnt red for the late summer border.
Maya is 10 inches tall but has a double flower that can be 5-6 inches across in Golden Yellow
Maya from Suttons
Other Resources
Royal Horticultural Society RHS ‘Gardening for All’
National Council for Conservation of Plants and Gardens ‘Conservation through Cultivation.’
Garden Organic National Charity for Organic Gardening.
BBC Gardening
Gardeners tips on Easy Autumn Rudbeckia
