Propagation: Where is everybody?, 1 by kqcrna

kqcrna wrote:
gemini_sage: Most of my rudbeckisa bloomed the first year, but waited until the second to really thrive. Some still look healthy as horses, completeing their second year. I have my fingers crossed that maybe a few will make it to a third. However, some second year ones are really pooping out , definitely dying out.

I sowed some rud Prarie Sun in 2007. I loved them, saved some seeds to see what their offspring would look like, whether they"d maintain the green eye and beautiful color differentiation of Prarie Sun. A few of those plants produced offspring that are, I think, exceptional. The colaration is there, but more muted than in true Prarie Sun. They maintained the green eye, but a few blossoms on a couple of plants turned out doubles. I'd like to call this "Rudbeckia Karen". I'd like a patent.

Karen