Rudbeckia (Asteraceae) BSWJ14105

californica

From one of our seed collections from southern Oregon from our expedition there with Sean Hogan in the autumn of 2014. Where we found this seed in the north-west Chetco River, in the Vulcan Park area, forming a small colony. Somewhat shrivelled with the drought conditions by the time we were there, but reputed to be a showy perennial capable of attaining around 1.8m of height on sometimes branching stems from the base. With a generous show of bright yellow tall cone-flowers from late summer into the autumn adorning the dark green foliage to 60cm long. Best grown in a fertile drained soil with some moisture retention, careful not to overfeed unless you require tall plants. Grow in full sun to light shade.