Echinacea 'Virgin'

Looks as if you have a woodland site too ~ is that rudbeckia thats doing so well?

Yep, definitely a woodland setting! The rudbeckia is doing well, it's been there for a while and has spread everywhere! It struggled in July when it was really hot but has held up pretty well.

i put in 4 rudbeckia prairie sun this year ~ they made a lovely show but im not sure if they will survive the winter?

why does it get too wet there? it gets very cold here during the winter but they always come back.

it was very cold last winter; someone told me that this particular variety doesnt come back, which is a shame but i shall wait to find out!!

Cover it well Sticki...and fingers x'd...what about cuttings, or saving seeds...is that possible...!

dont know how to do cuttings for this but on dry days i am collecting seeds.
do i have to wait for the seeds to be dry and 'ripe' or can i pick the stem and let that happen inside??

I've never done anything with rudbeckia and it has spread all over the place. Maybe you could scatter them around and see what happens? Most of the perennials in my border were grown from seed. I scattered seeds all around the hedgerow and had flowers after 2 years.

They will self seed Sticki...but you can collect and dry, and start your own, at least you know where they are...
Cuttings is just a stem, with a minimum amount of leaf..
as the leaf will want moisture too...so less is best...then the usual Hormone Powder...

i shall have a try ~ thanks Rk and crissue

Rk I've just ordered 'Sunset' fell in love with the colour at our Nursery...do you know it...

I've never heard of Sunset but just looked up some pictures and thought the color was beautiful and unique. There are a lot of nice colors to choose from with coneflowers and there are probably dozens of varieties I've never even heard of. Thanks for mentioning that one, I'll have to look for it!

I thought this one was pretty special...glad you like it...:))