Descriptions and characteristics of 35 varieties and types of rudbeckia

Rudbeckia is an unpretentious crop, the varieties of which differ in stem height, inflorescence diameter, and petal color. It grows in height up to 30, and sometimes up to 150 centimeters. Most often found in flower beds are bright yellow flowers with a brown center, located at the top of long, erect, branched stems. Rudbeckia blooms from June to the first autumn frosts.

Description of the main plant varieties

Rudbeckia is native to North America. There are 40 species of this plant. It can be an annual, biennial or perennial. Many types of rudbeckia are cultivated as ornamental plants. The plant received its name from the name of the Swedish botanist, teacher of Carl Linnaeus - Olof Rudbeck, who discovered this culture to the world.

Terry or hairy

Herbaceous plant up to 1 meter high. This rudbeckia has thin, pubescent, straight, branching stems. The leaves are arranged alternately, they are elongated, lanceolate, with a sharp tip. The inflorescence is a large basket consisting of 8-16 yellow pseudolingulate flowers and numerous middle, brown-violet tubular flowers. The fruit is an achene.

Most of the decorative low-growing varieties (Toto Rustic, Indian Summer, Goldflamme) were obtained from this species. Such rudbeckia lives no more than two years, and reproduces by seeds.

Beautiful (beautiful)

Herbaceous perennial up to 0.50-0.60 meters high. The stem is powerful, straight, with oblong, unequally toothed leaves along the edges. Inflorescences are baskets with a diameter of up to 10 centimeters. The inflorescence consists of dark brown tubular and orange, lingual, three-toothed petals and flowers along the edges. Blooms for 60 days, starting in July. After 3-4 years, this perennial loses its decorative properties or dies.

Brilliant

Herbaceous perennial up to 0.60-0.70 meters long. This crop is also called rudbeckia radiata. It has straight, thin shoots and lanceolate, dark green leaves with a sharp nose.The size of the inflorescence-basket is 9-10 centimeters. It consists of dark tubular and orange or yellowish reed flowers. Flowering duration is 45 days, starting in July. Rudbeckia looks like a daisy with golden, sparse, long petals.

Dissected

Herbaceous perennial 0.7-2 meters high. The root is fibrous, the stem is straight and branched, with petiolate leaves. The upper leaves are divided into 3 lobes, the lower ones are pinnate. The basket inflorescences are bright yellow, double, ball-shaped. Each consists of light yellow tubular and golden yellow ligulate flowers. The diameter of the inflorescence is 7-10 centimeters. The most popular variety is Golden Ball.

Dwarf varieties

A low-growing variety, up to 0.35 meters high. It has erect, thin shoots and lanceolate leaves. The basket inflorescences consist of reed and tubular flowers. The petals can be orange, yellow, or scarlet in color.

Hybrid

A hybrid obtained from the hairy, dissected and glossy rudbeckia. The dense, strong, highly branched, pubescent shoot reaches a length of 1.2 meters. The leaves are pubescent, oval, located on petioles below, and sessile above. Inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 20-25 centimeters, consist of marginal (orange-brown) reed and middle (purple-brown) tubular, tiny flowers.

Western

Herbaceous perennial up to 1.5 meters high. A distinctive feature of this variety is the inflorescences devoid of reed flowers. Rudbeckia has a cone-like inflorescence consisting of many tubular, dark purple flowers with a yellowish tip. This cone is surrounded by long green leaves-bracts. The most famous variety of Western Rudbeckia is Black Beauty.

Gigantic

Perennial 1.2-1.5 meters high.The stems are erect, strong and pubescent, the leaves are large, bluish-green, lanceolate, alternate. The inflorescence-basket with a diameter of 16-19 centimeters consists of marginal bright yellow reed and central tubular flowers, forming an oblong cone of coffee color.

Embracing

The pubescent, dense stem of this rudbeckia reaches a length of 0.80 meters. The leaves are placed oppositely, they are bare, sessile, oblong. The basket inflorescences have reed-like bright yellow and central tubular (dark brown) flowers, sitting on a raised receptacle (up to 3 centimeters high). From a distance you can see that the petals of this rudbeckia bend down and seem to clasp the stem.

The most popular perennial varieties

Decorative varieties of rudbeckia were obtained based on wild species. There are more than 200 varieties. Flowers are grown to decorate flower beds, mixborders and create flower arrangements. Every 5 years, perennials need to be renewed.

Purple

Rudbeckia, similar to Echinacea. The powerful shoots of this perennial reach a length of 1 meter. Inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 8-10 centimeters consist of reed, lilac and brownish-yellow central tubular flowers. This crop has oblong, pointed at the end, greenish, pubescent leaves. Rudbeckia should not be confused with Echinacea. After all, even the purple variety does not have any healing properties.

Golden ball

Herbaceous perennial up to 2 meters high. Obtained from Rudbeckia dissecta. Terry inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 8-10 centimeters consist of green tubular and bright yellow reed flowers. Blooms from July until the first frost. The tall bush is abundantly crowned with large golden balls. The plant has brittle stems that need support.

Cappuccino

Rudbeckia up to 0.40 meters long. Often used to decorate a flower garden or planted near a border. The inflorescence-basket consists of outer coffee-yellow ligulate and middle tubular red-coffee numerous flowers. The size of the inflorescence is 8 centimeters. Stems and leaves are pubescent with light hairs.

Marmalade

Rudbeckia with densely pubescent, erect stems and oblong, alternate greenish leaves. The inflorescence has a dark burgundy center, similar to a shiny marmalade candy, from which a large number of bright yellow petals radiate. This variety has a long flowering period and ends with the first autumn frosts. Used for decorating mixborders and for cutting. Can grow in direct sunlight and shade.

Moreno

Perennial with erect and pubescent stems. This crop is also called hairy rudbeckia. The leaves are lanceolate, bluish-green. The basket inflorescences consist of dark tubular flowers and brownish-orange (almost red) reed flowers. The variety feels great in a flowerbed and in a container on the balcony.

Amber

A perennial 0.50-0.60 meters high with an erect, pubescent stem and lanceolate leaves. From a distance, rudbeckia flowers look like drops of amber. The inflorescence-basket consists of golden-brown lingual and median (brownish-burgundy) tubular flowers located on a slightly convex receptacle. The diameter of the basket is 8-10 centimeters.

An unpretentious variety that tolerates prolonged drought and sudden drops in temperature. However, it blooms only until the first October frosts.

Green Wizard or Witch

A variety of perennial rudbeckia. Grows up to 1.50 meters in length.The inflorescence does not have reed flowers; it looks like a cone, surrounded by long greenish bracts. The height of such a pyramid is 5 centimeters. The cone has a brownish color. This variety has long, straight, large stems and oblong leaves pointed at the end.

Three-blade

Perennial up to 1 meter high. It has straight, highly branched stems covered with tiny fibers. The basket inflorescences are small, up to 4 centimeters in diameter. The flowers are yellow-orange, with a small brown center.

Mocha

Tetraploid variety of small height. The inflorescence is large, up to 20 centimeters in diameter. The color of the wide petals is mixed, orange-burgundy. The middle is small, slightly convex, brown. The leaves are medium in size, greenish, pubescent, lanceolate in shape, with jagged edges.

Mizou

Perennial with large yellow flowers. The inflorescence-basket consists of golden-yellow ligulate flowers and dark tubular ones. The shoots are straight, long, pubescent. The leaves are greenish, elongated, with a sharp tip.

Cherry brandy

Rudbeckia with deep red ligulate outer flowers and a brown-burgundy center. The diameter of the inflorescence is 3-4 centimeters. The shoots are erect, well leafy, up to 0.50 meters high. The leaves are large, oblong with jagged edges and a sharp tip.

Hirta

The flowers of this perennial resemble marigolds. The inflorescence-basket consists of orange-red multi-tiered reed and internal, brown tubular flowers. The stems are straight, the leaves are greenish, pubescent, lanceolate, with a sharp tip.

Red umbrella

Perennial with pale red large flowers. The inflorescence-basket consists of ligulate outermost and middle tubular (brown-burgundy) flowers.The petals droop slightly, making the rudbeckia look like a red umbrella.

Yellow

A perennial with erect, branched, pubescent stems and oblong leaves. The inflorescence-basket has golden-yellow outer petals, and in the middle there are greenish-brown tubular flowers.

Toto gold

Dwarf culture up to 30 centimeters high. It has simple solar inflorescences with a diameter of 5-7 centimeters. The stem is thin, erect, the leaves are greenish, lanceolate in shape.

Purple pink

Perennial up to 1 meter long. It has soft lilac flowers with a very large brown core. The diameter of the inflorescence is 8-10 centimeters. Rudbeckia looks like lilac daisies on long, strong stems.

Terry hat

Perennial up to 1.2 meters long. It has a very interesting inflorescence with a “terry cap”. The diameter of the basket is 10-12 centimeters. Pink reed flowers surround the middle tubular ones. At the top of the raised brown center are pink petals. The culture has thick, long, pubescent stems and oblong leaves. Blooms from July to the first autumn frosts.

Glossy

Rudbeckia up to 2 meters high. The erect bush has oblong, pubescent leaves with a clearly visible central light vein. Inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of up to 12 centimeters consist of central greenish tubular and bright yellow reed (outermost) flowers. The yellowish petals are wide, have two longitudinal stripes, and in the middle of the inflorescence there is a small light green tubercle.

Red

This perennial has large flowers with red petals and a brown center. The shoot is erect, thin, long. The leaves are greenish, pubescent, lanceolate with a sharp tip.

golden ray

The flowers of this perennial have yellow, sun-like petals radiating from the center. The center of the inflorescence is small and brown. The stem is long, straight, the leaves are slightly elongated, greenish.

Purple

This rudbeckia is often called echinacea. It has large purple flowers with a burgundy-brown center. The inflorescences are located at the top of straight, thin, long shoots. The diameter of the basket is 8-10 centimeters. The leaves are lanceolate, greenish, with a sharp tip. This perennial is often planted next to golden-yellow rudbeckia.

The best varieties of annuals

Annual rudbeckia is grown from seeds that need to be sown as seedlings in March to get flowers in June. But such plants bloom until the first autumn frosts, and then die.

Mayan

The compact bush (35-45 centimeters high) is strewn with large, densely double flowers. The diameter of the inflorescence-basket is 9-12 centimeters. The color of the petals is deep yellow. The flowers resemble a ball, inside of which a small brown center is visible.

Gloriosa

Annual with large yellow-burgundy flowers. The middle is shiny, slightly convex, burgundy-brown. The stems are straight, powerful, the leaves are oblong, small, greenish, densely pubescent.

Hybrid

A bright annual with an erect, pubescent stem. Reminds me of chamomile. True, the petals are colored coffee-red, and they are yellow at the ends. The middle is burgundy-brown, slightly convex.

Moreno

The variety is obtained on the basis of hairy rudbeckia. Annual plant up to 0.75 meters high. The inflorescence-basket has central (burgundy) tubular and middle (red-brown with yellow edge) reed flowers. The inflorescences of this annual can be simple or double.

Toto Rustic

An annual plant obtained from the hairy rudbeckia. The height of this crop is 30-40 centimeters. The basket inflorescences look like a flash of flame: the edges have red-yellow petals, and the center of the flower is brown. Used to decorate flower beds, mixborders, in group compositions, next to plants of contrasting colors. Rudbeckia is often planted along the fence, near the house, near the border.