x Rudbeckia: Country Or Region Of Origin
North America
Plant Profile: x Rudbeckia
Names
Echibeckia™ Summerina® Brown, Echibeckia™ Summerina® Yellow
Phonetic Spelling:rud-BEK-ee-a
Genus:Rudbeckia
Species:
Family:Asteraceae
This hybrid (R. hirta x Echinacea purpurea) combines the attractive appearance and rapid growth of rudbeckia with the robust vigor and disease resistance of echinacea. It features a compact form and produces large, enduring flowers. To ensure its health, water the plant weekly, increasing frequency during periods of intense heat. It thrives when planted in containers or grouped in borders, along pathways, or in rock gardens, making it an ideal option for sunny, low-water gardens.
Tags
#showy flowers
#small spaces
#drought tolerant
#cut flowers
#cottage garden
#rustic
#mass planting
#long bloom time
#rock gardens
#borders
#compaction tolerant
#walkway planting
#container plants
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x Rudbeckia is often confused with:
x Rudbeckia Feature Summary
Attributes
Flowers
3" Daisy-like blooms appear early summer through mid fall yellow petals with a red-ringed and centers are rough and dark brown. Eventually by November the red appears flecked throughout.
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Brown/Copper
Good Cut
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Summer
Fall
7 - 20 petals/rays
Radial
3-6 inches
Leaves
Fuzzy oval green leaves with toothed margins are 2-3 inches long and 1 inch wide.
Green
Simple
Alternate
Elliptical
Serrate
1-3 inches
Rough
1-3 inches
Stem
Lightly striped with purple spots where stems join and very hairy.
Purple/Lavender
Green
Round
Hairy (pubescent)
Straight
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Rock Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Mass Planting
Drought
Container
Walkways
Naturalized Area
Small Space
Rock Wall
Pollinators
x Rudbeckia Image Gallery
x Rudbeckia Attributes
x Rudbeckia: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
x Rudbeckia: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
x Rudbeckia Flowers
x Rudbeckia: Flower Description
3" Daisy-like blooms appear early summer through mid fall yellow petals with a red-ringed and centers are rough and dark brown. Eventually by November the red appears flecked throughout.
x Rudbeckia: Flower Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
x Rudbeckia: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
x Rudbeckia: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
x Rudbeckia: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
x Rudbeckia: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
x Rudbeckia: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
x Rudbeckia: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
x Rudbeckia Leaves
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Description
Fuzzy oval green leaves with toothed margins are 2-3 inches long and 1 inch wide.
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Color
Green
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
x Rudbeckia: Hairs Present
No
Yes
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
x Rudbeckia: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
x Rudbeckia Stem
x Rudbeckia: Stem Description
Lightly striped with purple spots where stems join and very hairy.
x Rudbeckia: Stem Color
Green
Purple/Lavender
x Rudbeckia: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
x Rudbeckia: Stem Cross Section
Angular
Oval
Round
Square
x Rudbeckia: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
x Rudbeckia: Stem Form
Straight
Zig Zags
x Rudbeckia Whole Plant Traits
x Rudbeckia: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
x Rudbeckia: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
x Rudbeckia: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
x Rudbeckia: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
x Rudbeckia Cultural Conditions
x Rudbeckia: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
x Rudbeckia: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
x Rudbeckia: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
x Rudbeckia: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
x Rudbeckia: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
9a
9b
x Rudbeckia: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
x Rudbeckia Landscape
x Rudbeckia: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
x Rudbeckia: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
x Rudbeckia: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
x Rudbeckia: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
x Rudbeckia: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
