Rudbeckia umbrosa Fargesia dark purple flowers starting in

dark purple flowers starting in early June

The 50" tall

an easy-to-grow

This is an exceptional form we collected on a plant rescue in Wake Co

usually with some reflowering in late summer/early fall

Rudbeckia umbrosa Fargesia dark purple flowers starting inRudbeckia umbrosa is another wonderful, easy to grow native perennial that is almost non existent in horticulture. Native from the Carolinas west to Missouri, Rudbeckia umbrosa can be found in low, damp woodlands. In our garden, we have found it equally adaptable in dry sand in full sun on unirrigated banks. Our five year old patch has spread to 4' wide, composed of fuzzy green basal foliage that gives rise in late summer to 30" tall branched stalks