I've wanted to grow rudbeckia maxima for a couple years, for the height as much as the cool name. That's it in the middle of the photo above. I saw a couple member-grown pots of it at my garden club's plant sale last year so I bought them all. They stayed small last year and were overgrown by the asters and other tall perennials in this bed. I kind of forgot about them and figured they were goners after the green wave engulfed them. I was happy to see them come back strong this year. There are a few in this bed but one has ambition to live up to its name.
Close-up of the maxima at eye-level.
It looks great with the 'Raspberry Delight' monarda. Maybe the other rudbeckia maximas will poke their heads up high next year and make a show of it.
I love the way it looks like a dancer in a long tutu! May add to the back of a bed i'm "populating" with tall perennials. These look good.
ReplyDeleteHi webb- I'm hoping to get 4-5 of them going in this spot to provide some tall interest. Let me know how they grow for you.
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