The outstanding Rudbeckia Goldsturm has narrow spear like leaves covering erect stems that bear wide, black-eyed, single, yellow daisy-like flowers with cone-shaped, black-brown centres from August to October. It’s no surprise that with their lovely open, sunny faces, they are attractive to bees and butterflies alike!
These robust, long-flowering plants will dazzle at the front of borders planted in bold drifts, in wildflower or more ornamental planting schemes, and they also make a superb long-lasting cut flower. Rudbeckia Goldsturm (Black-eyed Susan) ground cover are incredibly popular – and with good reason! Delivering their cheerful flowers from August through to October, they add a splash of colour and interest to any garden later in the season when many plants are past their best. Compact and bushy, they do not require staking and are low maintenance beyond asking for moderately fertile, moisture retentive but not soggy soil. Though you could plant them in semi-shaded areas, they will flower best in full sun.
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For best results with Rudbeckia Goldsturm, plant them in full sun in fertile, moist, but well drained soil enriched with lots of organic matter, which holds plenty of moisture in spring and summer. Avoid letting them dry out. Simply dead head them to prolong the flowering period.
As a rough guide when planting Rudbeckia Goldsturm as ground cover – 4 plants per square metre is adequate with a little patience, 6 will give better coverage, and 9-12 will make a weed supressing carpet very quickly.
How to grow Rudbeckia Goldsturm
Position: Sun or partial sun
Foliage: Annual, Perennial
Soil and site: Best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil
Flowering time: Early Summer to Autumn
Growth rate: Moderate
Ultimate height and spread: Height to 60cm, spread to approximately 60cm
Hardiness: Hardy once established
Aftercare: Apply a generous mulch in spring or after planting out annuals and feed regularly through the growing season. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage more blooms. Divide overcrowded plants every few years.
