Rudbeckia 'Happy SmileyZ'
If you could bottle a sunset...
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Hereford
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The highlights
- Happiest in full sun but tolerates some shade
- Looks wonderful in a pot
- Blooms from June to October
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
Description
- Featuring all the hues and shades of a blazing country hearth, few plants warm the cockles of the heart quite like 'Happy SmileyZ'
- Featuring brown, red and orange flowers borne on upright stems, this variety will provide long-lasting garden interest, blooming from the start of summer until mid-autumn
- Incredibly easy to grow and low maintenance, plant this rudbeckia alongside leucanthemums, echinaceas and achilleas as part of an attractive prairie-style planting scheme
- It also grows very well in a pot, so if you're limited on space and only have a balcony or patio available, but you still want that injection of colour, then this variety will serve you well
- Looking for a top tip? Towards the end of summer, deadhead your rudbeckia's spent flowers to encourage new blooms
- Looking to attract more wildlife to your garden? As one of the Royal Horticultural Society's Plants for Pollinators, rudbeckias like this one are a great choice
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Excellent pest and disease resistance
Rarely experiences issues
Water well in summer
Your goal is to keep your rudbeckia's soil nice and moist, so in drier spells (or if you've planted the plant in soil that drains freely) a good watering every so often during the summer will be appreciated. In particularly hot summer weather, watering several times per week might be necessary. Growing your rudbeckia in a pot? It'll need more watering than one grown in the ground as container-grown plants are prone to drying out more quickly.
Full sun to partial shade
This variety of rudbeckia does best in full sun (at least 6 hours per day) but will still grow well in partial shade.
Any moist, well-drained soil
This rudbeckia will typically grow nicely in everyday garden soil, provided that it doesn't drain overly freely. The addition of compost or some mulch can help your soil retain more moisture.
No feeding required
Provided your soil is somewhat fertile, an annual mulch of organic matter in the spring is all you need to keep your rudbeckia plant happy.
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