Glorious Gloriosa Daisy

Move over Susans your offspring are painting the garden in their rich mahogany browns and larger then ever bright golden yellows.

They don't mean to outshine you~

'Solar Eclipse' and 'Cherry Brandy' are two Rudbeckia hirta* cultivars that fit beautifully into the rough and tumble Clay and Limestone neighborhood.

Big turbaned cones

encircled with pollen

that never fails to attract the pollinators.

But. my dear Susans~You have nothing to worry about, they're in one small spot and you rule the Kingdom when you bloom....Btw, I noticed you're already beginning your ascent.

xxoogail

For more about the Susans: I love them and write about them more then I do PPPP!
Dear Susans, We Need To Talk
The Gardens Not Seedy, Those Are Seedheads
I Heard The Susans Shout With Joy
Summertime and the Susans Are Blooming
Wildflower Wednesday~Waiting For The Susans

* Gloriosa daisy is one of the common names for R hirta
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