Bayscape Blog
By Judy DeFiglio
Plant of the Month for July
As a garden designer, the hardest question to answer is “what’s your favorite plant?” There are so many to choose from and each one has something to love. So when I was asked to write this blog, I thought it would be hard to choose the first featured plant. Once I took a stroll through my garden, I realized the choice was easy. Black-eyed Susan or Rudbeckia, that golden yellow workhorse of the garden, is the real stand out this year. With this extreme heat and drought, many of my plants are having a tough time, their flowers withering in the hot sun, but not my rudbeckia. It just keeps putting on a show.
Rudbeckia fulgida is an easy care perennial, native to New Jersey. It can take full sun to part shade and average garden soil. This golden yellow flowers with a dark brown center grows 20 to 30 inches tall and bloom from mid- summer until frost. Once established it can handle drought and heat. If that isn’t enough it also attracts butterflies to your garden. The most popular choice is ‘Goldsturm’
By Judy DeFiglio
Plant of the Month for July
As a garden designer, the hardest question to answer is “what’s your favorite plant?” There are so many to choose from and each one has something to love. So when I was asked to write this blog, I thought it would be hard to choose the first featured plant. Once I took a stroll through my garden, I realized the choice was easy. Black-eyed Susan or Rudbeckia, that golden yellow workhorse of the garden, is the real stand out this year. With this extreme heat and drought, many of my plants are having a tough time, their flowers withering in the hot sun, but not my rudbeckia. It just keeps putting on a show.
Rudbeckia fulgida is an easy care perennial, native to New Jersey. It can take full sun to part shade and average garden soil. This golden yellow flowers with a dark brown center grows 20 to 30 inches tall and bloom from mid- summer until frost. Once established it can handle drought and heat. If that isn’t enough it also attracts butterflies to your garden. The most popular choice is ‘Goldsturm’
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